[The origin and evolution of viruses].

Article

[The origin and evolution of viruses].

Nordisk medicin - 1 Jan 1990

Rødahl E

Abstract excerpt

This paper describes various hypotheses for the origin of viruses, prerequisites for the introduction of a virus into a host population, and the concerted evolution of virus and host. In general, viruses evolve through mutations and genetic recombinations. Selection pressure is exerted by various...

Topics

Biological Evolution
DNA, Viral
Humans
Mutation
RNA, Viral
Recombination, Genetic
Virus Diseases
Viruses

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