retrogene
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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retrogene
a segment of DNA that has arisen by reverse transcription of the genetic material in an RNA virus (retrovirus) and incorporation of the DNA so formed into the host cell's genomic DNA.
| retroendocytosis, retro+, retinyl | |
| retrogradation, retrograde, retrogress |
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