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Evolutionary history of the human endogenous retrovirus family ERV9.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Feb 2000
Costas J, Naveira H
Abstract excerpt
Several distinct families of endogenous retrovirus-like elements (ERVs) exist in the genomes of primates. Despite the important evolutionary consequences that carrying these intragenomic parasites may have for their hosts, our knowledge about their evolution is still scarce. A matter of particular interest is whether evolution of ERVs occurs via a master lineage or through several lineages coexisting over long...
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