endogenous viral element

English

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 (abbreviation)

Related terms

• viral element

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: element viral endogen
• Galician: elemento viral endóxeno
• Russian: эндоге́нные ви́русные элеме́нт (endogénnyje vírusnyje elemént)
• Spanish: elemento viral endógeno