Exploring the effects of immunity and life history on the dynamics of an endogenous retrovirus.

Mammalian DNA is littered with the signatures of past retroviral infections. For example, at least 8% of the human genome can be attributed to endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). We take a single-locus approach to develop a simple susceptible-infected-recovered model to investigate the circumstances und...

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Principais autores: Kanda, R, Tristem, M, Coulson, T
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2013