Abstract
The complexity of the DNA of the free-living nematode Panagrellus silusiae has been examined. Reassociation kinetics of pressure-sheared fragments (approximately 290 nucleotides) in 0.18 M Na+ at 60 degrees C showed the presence of foldback, repetitive, and unique DNA sequence elements. The three classes comprise 9.3%, 26.1%, and 61.3% of the total DNA, respectively. The mean length of the foldback duplex DNA after digestion with S1 nuclease is about 185 nucleotides. There are about 1.8 x10(4) inverted repeats per genome. Sequence arrangement was deduced from (1) renaturation kinetic profiles of long and short fragments on hydroxylapatite; (2) the pattern of renaturation of tracer DNA, labeled in vitro with 125I, of various sizes after incubation with excess short fragments; and (3) thermal denaturation behavior of DNA that had been reassociated to various C0t values. It was found that DNA fragments of the repetitive fraction that are, at least, 2000 nucleotides in length are virtually free of unique sequences. Moreover, it is estimated that the repeated segments in this species could extend for 10,000 nucleotide pairs. Thus, Panagrellus DNA lacks the pattern of extensive short period interspersion that is typified by the DNA of Xenopus.
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