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Strong purifying selection in endogenous retroviruses in the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in the Northern Territory of Australia

BACKGROUND: Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are remnants of exogenous retroviruses that have integrated into the nuclear DNA of a germ-line cell. Here we present the results of a survey into the ERV complement of Crocodylus porosus, the saltwater crocodile, representing 45 individuals from 17 samplin...

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Autores principales: Chong, Amanda Yoon-Yee, Atkinson, Sarah Jane, Isberg, Sally, Gongora, Jaime
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3531266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23217152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1759-8753-3-20