Evolution and phylogeny of insect endogenous retroviruses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The genome of invertebrates is rich in retroelements which are structurally reminiscent of the retroviruses of vertebrates. Those containing three open reading frames (ORFs), including an <it>env</it>-like gene, may well...

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Main Authors: Pélisson Alain, Terzian Christophe, Bucheton Alain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/1/3