Abstract:Background: Repetitive elements (REs) or repeats are sequences that occur multiple times in the genome. They represent a significant part of the gigantic conifer genomes (70-80%) relative to mammals and other plants and complicate whole genome sequencing and annotation. However, REs play important roles in evolution and adaptation processes in both plants and animals. Moreover, amino acid repeats play an important role in plant immunity being a structural element of the products of some disease resistance gene… Show more
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