Chimpanzee-specific endogenous retrovirus generates genomic variations in the chimpanzee genome.

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), eukaryotic transposable elements, exist as proviruses in vertebrates including primates and contribute to genomic changes during the evolution of their host genomes. Many studies about ERVs have focused on the elements residing in the human genome but only a few studi...

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Main Authors: Seyoung Mun, Jungnam Lee, Yun-Ji Kim, Heui-Soo Kim, Kyudong Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4079660?pdf=render