Abstract

A novel DNA-transposon Hemar1 has been identified and characterized in the genome of the flatworm Himasthla elongata. This transposon is a representative of the mariner family, which is widely spread in eukaryotes; it belongs to the capitata subfamily and is highly homologous to the mariner element of the freshwater turbellarian worm Dugesia tigrina. The Hemar1 transposon has been established as a dispersed repeat and accounts for about 0.01% of the H. elongata genome. The identified Hemar1 element is a convenient tool for the further study of the functioning of mobile elements in the H. elongata genome.

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