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