Non-Retroviral Fossils in Vertebrate Genomes
Although no physical fossils of viruses have been found, retroviruses are known to leave their molecular fossils in the genomes of their hosts, the so-called endogenous retroviral elements. These have provided us with important information about retroviruses in the past and their co-evolution with t...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Viruses |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/3/10/1836/ |