FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Natural Transposon: Dmel\Calypso
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General Information
Symbol
Calypso
Species
D. melanogaster
Feature type
FlyBase ID
FBte0001115
Sequences and Components
Complete element (bp)

7.2kb

Terminal repeat (bp)
Component genes
Sequence Accessions
Sequence Ontology (SO)
Transposon type
Insertions and Copy Number
Copy number and comments

10-20 (Bender)

Target Site Duplication
Size (bp)
Orthologs
Curated drosophilid orthologs
Comments

First described as an insertion associated with the ry301 mutation. Three other copies have been cloned; they are identical to the ry301 element as judged by heteroduplex analysis, but have some small variations in their restriction maps. Restriction map on p. 1099 of Lindsley, Zimm (1992).

Other Information
Etymology
External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 0 )
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (2)
Reported As
Symbol Synonym
Calypso
Calypso element
Secondary FlyBase IDs
  • FBgn0000255
  • FBtp0011418
References (3)