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endogenous viral element

noun

endogenous viral element

noun
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
Related terms
viral element

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.