Table 2 Percent coverage of salamander genomic sequences by newt-specific and RepBase repetitive elements

Newt-specific repeats

24

32

77

Total RepBase repeats

5.34

4.25

13.34

Long terminal repeat retrotransposons

2.75

2.70

9.50

Non-long terminal repeat retrotransposons

2.30

3.92

2.42

DNA transposons

2.54

0.32

0.12

Unclassified

0.04

0.00

1.30

Satellites

0.00

0.50

0.31

Simple repeats

0.88

1.88

0.87

Low complexity

0.62

0.38

0.31