Copy Number and Prevalence of Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERVs) in German Wild Boars
Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) are integrated in the genome of pigs and are transmitted like cellular genes from parents to the offspring. Whereas PERV-A and PERV-B are present in all pigs, PERV-C was found to be in many, but not all pigs. When PERV-C is present, recombination with PERV-A m...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/4/419 |