Evolutionary maintenance of filovirus-like genes in bat genomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Little is known of the biological significance and evolutionary maintenance of integrated non-retroviral RNA virus genes in eukaryotic host genomes. Here, we isolated novel filovirus-like genes from bat genomes and tested for evoluti...

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Hauptverfasser: Taylor Derek J, Dittmar Katharina, Ballinger Matthew J, Bruenn Jeremy A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: BMC 2011-11-01
Schriftenreihe:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Zugang:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/336