The evolution of novel fungal genes from non-retroviral RNA viruses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Endogenous derivatives of non-retroviral RNA viruses are thought to be absent or rare in eukaryotic genomes because integration of RNA viruses in host genomes is impossible without reverse transcription. However, such derivatives hav...

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Main Authors: Bruenn Jeremy, Taylor Derek J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/7/88