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Parallel Germline Infiltration of a Lentivirus in Two Malagasy Lemurs

Retroviruses normally infect the somatic cells of their host and are transmitted horizontally, i.e., in an exogenous way. Occasionally, however, some retroviruses can also infect and integrate into the genome of germ cells, which may allow for their vertical inheritance and fixation in a given speci...

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Autores principales: Gilbert, Clément, Maxfield, David G., Goodman, Steven M., Feschotte, Cédric
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2651035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19300488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000425