endogenous viral element

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Noun

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endogenous viral element (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.

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  • EVE (abbreviation)
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