Figure 7

Correlation of elements in the cDNA-based and repeat-based alignments. The elements of the cDNA-based and repeat-based alignments are shown as blocks. Lines connecting the blocks indicate the relative positions of elements in the two alignments. In elements ExL to Ex7 and ErL to Er6, the elements correlate closely between the two alignments. Only elements Ex1 and Ex2 of the cDNA-based alignment are merged to form Er1 in the repeat-based alignment. In the Ex8 to Ex25, however, the sequences are interdigitated to accommodate the alignment of the repeats, particularly those in Ex23.