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How endogenous plant pararetroviruses shed light on Musa evolution.
Annals of botany - 1 Apr 2016
Duroy Pierre-Olivier, Perrier Xavier, Laboureau Nathalie, Jacquemoud-Collet Jean-Pierre, Iskra-Caruana Marie-Line
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Banana genomes harbour numerous copies of viral sequences derived from banana streak viruses (BSVs) - dsDNA viruses belonging to the family Caulimoviridae.These viral integrants (eBSVs) are mostly defective, probably as a result of 'pseudogenization' driven by host genome evolution. However, some can give rise to infection by releasing a functional viral genome following abiotic stresses....
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