Length distribution of LINE and SINE repeats in primate C19MC.

Total number of repeats and size distribution of the 100 Kb chrosomose 19 miRNA cluster region compared to 1250 randomly selected 100 Kb fragments from the same chromosome within the indicated species. P values representing probabilities of the C19MC distribution being the same as in the random samples were calculated by the relative frequency of occurrence of extreme outcomes: NS: P>0,05; * P>0,05; ** P<0,01; *** P<0,001. Please note that the median length of the SINE minus strand elements is about half the size of the plus strand elements in all three primates. Results for LINE plus strands are not shown, as these were not found within C19MC.