FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Natural Transposon: Dsim\ZAM
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General Information
Symbol
Dsim\ZAM
Species
D. simulans
Feature type
natural_transposable_element
FlyBase ID
FBte0000700
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

TE copies retrieved from the CAF1 assembly (from AAA) of the mosaic assembly of genomes from different strains of D. simulans.:9

(Lerat et al., 2011)
Search for
Target Site Duplication
Size (bp)
Orthologs
Curated drosophilid orthologs
Comments

ZAM elements are similar in structure and coding potential to vertebrate retroviruses. Members of the family have a long evolutionary history in the genome of Drosophila.

(Baldrich et al., 1997)
Other Information
Etymology
External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 0 )
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (3)
Reported As
Symbol Synonym
Dsim\ZAM
ZAM
(Lerat et al., 2011)
Zam
(Satyaki et al., 2014)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
  • FBgn0023273
References (7)