The human zoo: Endogenous retroviruses in the human genome

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-97

  Bromham, Lindell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

DNA;

GENOME;

DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; MEDICAL GENETICS; REVIEW;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0036468355     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(01)02394-1     Document Type: Review

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