TABLE 15.3
Percentage of genome consisting of interspersed repeats derived from transposable elements
Organism
Percentage of genome
Arabidopsis thaliana
(plant)
10.5
Zea mays
(corn)
85.0
Caenorhabditis elegans
(nematode)
6.5
Drosophila melanogaster
(fruit fly)
3.1
Takifugu rubripes
(tiger pufferfish)
2.7
Homo sapiens
(human)
44.4