endogenous viral elements

A form of endogenous viral element — 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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noun
  1. pluralplural of endogenous viral element
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