endogenous viral element

noun

Definitions

  1. Viral DNA embedded within the genome of a non-virus organism which is left over from an…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for endogenous viral element. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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