endogenous viral element

English

Noun

endogenous viral element (plural endogenous viral elements)

Viral DNA embedded within the genome of a non-virus organism which is left over from an ancestral infection which integrated viral DNA into the genomic heritage of the organism's ancestry.

Synonyms

EVE (abbreviation)

Related terms

viral element

Translations

Translations

Catalan: element viral endogen
Galician: elemento viral endóxeno
Russian: эндоге́нные ви́русные элеме́нт (endogénnyje vírusnyje elemént)
Spanish: elemento viral endógeno

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