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endogenous viral elements

endogenous viral elements is the plural of endogenous viral element.

Meaning of endogenous viral element

Noun

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.
    Synonyms:
    EVE

Questions about endogenous viral elements

What is endogenous viral elements the plural of?
Endogenous viral elements is the plural of endogenous viral element.

Words near endogenous viral elements in the dictionary

  1. endogenous erythroid colonies
  2. endogenous erythroid colony
  3. endogenous retrovirus
  4. endogenous retroviruses
  5. endogenous viral element
  6. endogenous viral elements
  7. endogenously
  8. endogens
  9. endogenual
  10. endogeny
  11. endoglacial

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