Dfam Search Families
Search Dfam for transposable element (TE) / repeat element families by name prefix, taxonomic clade, or repeat type. Dfam is the authoritative database of repetitive DNA, including SINEs (Alu), LINEs (L1), DNA transposons, LTR retrotransposons, and satellites. Returns family accession, name, length, classification, and repeat type. Useful for identifying repeat families in a genome or studying transposon evolution. Example: searching name_prefix='AluS' returns Alu SINE subfamilies (AluSc, AluSx…
Overview
Search Dfam for transposable element (TE) / repeat element families by name prefix, taxonomic clade, or repeat type. Dfam is the authoritative database of repetitive DNA, including SINEs (Alu), LINEs (L1), DNA transposons, LTR retrotransposons, and satellites. Returns family accession, name, length, classification, and repeat type. Useful for identifying repeat families in a genome or studying transposon evolution. Example: searching name_prefix='AluS' returns Alu SINE subfamilies (AluSc, AluSx, etc.) found in primates; clade=9606 with repeat_type='SINE' returns human-specific SINEs.
Schema
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Examples (1)
Default Dfam Search Families call
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Identifiers
- Catalog ID
- tu_Dfam_search_families
- Tool name
- Dfam_search_families
- Added
- 2026-05-01 00:58Z
- Tags
- tooluniverse