Gypsy endogenous retrovirus maintains potential infectivity in several species of Drosophilids

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sequences homologous to the <it>gypsy </it>retroelement from <it>Drosophila melanogaster </it>are widely distributed among drosophilids. The structure of <it>gypsy </it>includes an open reading fra...

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Main Authors: de Frutos Rosa, Soriano Sirena, Martínez-Garay Isabel, Clark Jonathan B, Llorens Jose V, Martínez-Sebastián María J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/302