Use of Endogenous Retroviral Sequences (ERVs) and structural markers for retroviral phylogenetic inference and taxonomy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Endogenous retroviral sequences (ERVs) are integral parts of most eukaryotic genomes and vastly outnumber exogenous retroviruses (XRVs). ERVs with a relatively complete structure were retrieved from the genetic archives of humans and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-08-01
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Series: | Retrovirology |
Online Access: | http://www.retrovirology.com/content/2/1/50 |