Endogenous_Retrovirus_LTR_retrotransposon (CURRENT_RELEASE) |
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SO Accession: | SO:0002268 (SOWiki) |
Definition: | Endogenous retrovirus (ERV) retrotransposons are abundant in the genomes of jawed vertebrates. Human ERVs (HERVs) are classified based on their homologies to animal retroviruses. Class I families are similar in sequence to mammalian Gammaretroviruses (type C) and Epsilonretroviruses (Type E). Class II families show homology to mammalian Betaretroviruses (Type B) and Deltaretroviruses (Type D). F-Class III families are similar to foamy viruses. |
Synonyms: | Endogenous Retrovirus LTR retrotransposon, HERV, RLE retrotransposon |
DB Xrefs: | PMID: 17984973 |
Parent: | LTR_retrotransposon (SO:0000186) |
Children: | HERV_deletion (SO:0002067) |
HERV_insertion (SO:0002187) |
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