FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Natural Transposon: Dmel\castaway
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General Information
Symbol
castaway
Species
D. melanogaster
Feature type
natural_transposable_element
FlyBase ID
FBte0000643
Sequences and Components
Complete element (bp)
Terminal repeat (bp)
Reference sequence
transposon_sequence_set.fa.gz   transposon_sequence_set.gff.gz
Component genes
Sequence Accessions
Sequence Ontology (SO)
Insertions and Copy Number
Copy number and comments
Search for
Target Site Duplication
Size (bp)
Orthologs
Curated drosophilid orthologs
Comments

castaway is a heterochromatic transposable element, and is a member of the Tc1/mariner family of transposons.

(Thompson-Stewart et al., 1997)
Other Information
Etymology
External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 0 )
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (1)
Reported As
Symbol Synonym
castaway
Secondary FlyBase IDs
  • FBgn0020311
  • FBtp0011419
References (2)