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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Main Authors: Sperber Göran O, Jern Patric, Blomberg Jonas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-08-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/2/1/50