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SUBMITTER: Greenwood AD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC524511 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Greenwood Alex D AD Englbrecht Claudia C CC MacPhee Ross D E RD
BMC evolutionary biology 20041011
<h4>Background</h4>Endogenous retrovirus-like elements (ERV-Ls, primed with tRNA leucine) are a diverse group of reiterated sequences related to foamy viruses and widely distributed among mammals. As shown in previous investigations, in many primates and rodents this class of elements has remained transpositionally active, as reflected by increased copy number and high sequence diversity within and among taxa.<h4>Results</h4>Here we examine whether proviral-like sequences may be suitable molecul ...[more]