endogenous viral element
English
Noun
endogenous viral element (plural endogenous viral elements)
- 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
Synonyms
- EVE (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- EVE (abbreviation)
Related terms
- viral element
- endogenous
- viral
- element
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