Multiple copies of Dvir\Penelope are present in the P-like strain but not in the M-like strain, suggesting that Dvir\Penelope might be responsible for an observed dysgenesis syndrome.
Dvir\Penelope is structurally most similar to retroelements of the orphan class. Progeny from a dysgenic cross between females of strain B9 and males of strain L160 show mobilisation of at least four different transposable elements at similar frequencies.
Multiple copies of Dvir\Penelope are present in the P-like strain but not in the M-like strain, suggesting that Dvir\Penelope might be responsible for an observed dysgenesis syndrome.
Dvir\Penelope is structurally most similar to retroelements of the orphan class. Progeny from a dysgenic cross between females of strain B9 and males of strain L160 show mobilisation of at least four different transposable elements at similar frequencies.