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Evolution and gene capture in ancient endogenous retroviruses - insights from the crocodilian genomes.
Retrovirology - 12 Dec 2014
Chong Amanda Y, Kojima Kenji K, Jurka Jerzy, Ray David A, Smit Arian F A, Isberg Sally R, Gongora Jaime
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BACKGROUND: Crocodilians are thought to be hosts to a diverse and divergent complement of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) but a comprehensive investigation is yet to be performed. The recent sequencing of three crocodilian genomes provides an opportunity for a more detailed and accurate representation of the ERV diversity that is present in these species. Here we investigate the diversity, distribution and...
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