Expression and Characterization of Ancient Retrovirus Envelope Genes
Thesis advisor: Welkin E. Johnson === Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) make up a significant portion of vertebrate genomes, and serve as a fossil record of past retroviral infections. Although most ERV genes acquire inactivating mutations over time, some loci retain open reading frames (ORFs) across o...
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Boston College
2018
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108242 |