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Recombination in viruses: mechanisms, methods of study, and evolutionary consequences.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2015
Pérez-Losada Marcos, Arenas Miguel, Galán Juan Carlos, Palero Ferran, González-Candelas Fernando
Abstract excerpt
Recombination is a pervasive process generating diversity in most viruses. It joins variants that arise independently within the same molecule, creating new opportunities for viruses to overcome selective pressures and to adapt to new environments and hosts. Consequently, the analysis of viral recombination attracts the interest of clinicians, epidemiologists, molecular biologists and evolutionary biologists. In...
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