Structure and evolution of Cyclops: a novel giant retrotransposon of the Ty3/Gypsy family highly amplified in pea and other legume species

Abstract
We characterized a novel giant Gypsy-like retrotransposon, Cyclops, present in about 5000 copies in the genome of Pisum sativum. The individual element Cyclops-2 measures 12 314 bp including long...