An alternative approach to medical genetics based on modern evolutionary biology. Part 2: Retroviral symbiosis

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 324-331

  Ryan, Frank P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; RETROVIRUS; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS; VIRAL GENETICS;

EID: 68949113635     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.090183     Document Type: Review

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