a: Endogenous retroviruses ~
b: genetic fossils

What:

"Endogenous retroviruses are like genetic fossils; remnants of ancient infections caught by sheep and their ancestors thousands of years ago whose DNA has been integrated into the genetic code of the animal and then passed on to subsequent generations."


Useful?
Writer: Professor Massimo Palmarini
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Date: May 22 2015 4:17 PM


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