English Explanatory Dictionary

endogenous viral element

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

endogenous viral element endogenous viral elements

Synonyms

EVE

Related words

viral element
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