Molecular fossils illuminate the evolution of retroviruses following a macroevolutionary transition from land to water.

The ancestor of cetaceans underwent a macroevolutionary transition from land to water early in the Eocene Period >50 million years ago. However, little is known about how diverse retroviruses evolved during this shift from terrestrial to aquatic environments. Did retroviruses transition into wate...

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Main Authors: Jialu Zheng, Jianhua Wang, Zhen Gong, Guan-Zhu Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1009730&type=printable
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