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The studies presented in this volume provide information on the two aspects of virus evolution: the ancient evolution of viruses from the time prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells evolved, and the ongoing process of the current molecular evolution of viruses. Studies from a number of scientists are collected to provide insight into the molecular evolution of viruses as one of nature's mysteries.

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Author:   Yechiel Becker
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Reprinted from VIRUS GENES, 11:2-3, 1996
Weight:   0.826kg
ISBN:  

9780792397397

ISBN 10:   0792397398
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 June 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Virus Genes.- A Short Introduction to the Origin and Molecular Evolution of Viruses.- A: Role of Retrons, Retroelements, and Reverse Transcription in the Evolution of Retroviruses and in Eukaryotic Genome Plasticity.- Structure, Function, and Evolution of Bacterial Reverse Transcriptase.- Bacterial Reverse Transcriptase and msDNA.- Retroelements: Propagation and Adaptation.- Origin and Evolution of Viroids and Viroid-like Satellite RNAs.- Evolution and Biological Significance of Human Retroelements.- Endogenous env Elements: Partners in Generation of Pathogenic Feline Leukemia Viruses.- Reverse Transcriptase: Mediator of Genomic Plasticity.- B: Molecular Processes Involved in the Evolution of RNA and DNA Viruses.- Analysis of the Phylogenetic Placement of Different Spumaretroviral Genes Reveals Complex Pattern of Foamy Virus Evolution.- Retrovirus and Filovirus “Immunosuppressive Motif” and the Evolution of Virus Pathogenecity in HIV-1, HIV-2, and Ebola Viruses.- Molecular Evolution of Aphthoviruses.- Molecular Evolution of Influenza Viruses.- Analysis of Matrix Protein Gene Nucleotide Sequence Diversity Among Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates Demonstrates that Recent Disease Outbreaks Are Caused by Viruses of Psittacine Origin.- Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution of Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses and Alphaviruses Enzootic in Australia.- Evolution of Small DNA Viruses of Eukaryotes: Past and Present Considerations.- Retrotransposition and Herpesvirus Evolution.- Evolution of Viral DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases.- Evolution of T4-Related Phages.- Molecular Evolution of Viruses: An Interim Summary.

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