endogenous viral element

noun

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.

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EVE
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Meanings

nounendogenous viral element (plural endogenous viral elements)

plural endogenous viral elements

  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.

    Synonyms: EVE

Synonyms & antonyms

nounViral 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.

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EVE

Translations

Catalan element viral endogen
  • element viral endogenTranslations
Russian эндоге́нные ви́русные элеме́нт
  • эндоге́нные ви́русные элеме́нт (endogénnyje vírusnyje elemént)Translations
Spanish elemento viral endógeno
  • elemento viral endógenoTranslations
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Chicago

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