Retroviral Repeat Sequences

Retroviral repeats are genomic DNA segments that have structural or sequence similarity to the integrated (proviral) forms of vertebrate retroviruses. Such sequences are termed endogenous retrovirus-like elements or, more commonly, endogenous retroviruses. Keywords: endogenous retroviruses; long terminal repeats; repetitive DNA; evolution

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