Novel Denisovan and Neanderthal Retroviruses
Following the recent availability of high-coverage genomes for Denisovan and Neanderthal hominids, we conducted a screen for endogenized retroviruses, identifying six novel, previously unreported HERV-K(HML2) elements (HERV-K is human endogenous retrovirus K). These elements are absent from the huma...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4248912/ |