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A Model of Non-Homologous Recombination Mediated by HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Explaining Sequence Motif Duplications That Confer a Replication Fitness Advantage
7 May 2025
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The Reverse Transcriptase of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is distinguished by its high rate of homologous recombination. A less-studied consequence of this phenomenon is the increased occurrence of non-homologous recombination, which results in length polymorphism. While most of these genome-wide variations are sporadic, some provide a replication advantage to variant strains, such as those in the Long...
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