Retroviruses and Primate Genome Evolution

Eugene D. Sverdlov

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English

CRC Press
10 January 2005

Evolution; Virology (non-medical); Educational: Biology

This book describes the role of the obligate inhabitants of all vertebrate genomes—endogenous retroviruses, especially those emerged in genomes rather recently, during primate evolution. It specially focuses on human endogenous retroviruses as well as other retroelements.

By: Eugene D. Sverdlov
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781587062131
ISBN 10: 1587062135
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 10 January 2005
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. A Glance at Evolution through the Genomic Window 2. Complex Genome Comparisons: Problems and Approaches 3. A Brief Introduction to Primate Evolution 4. How Different Is the Human Genome from the Genomes of the Great Apes? 5. Retroviruses, Their Domesticated Relatives and Other Retroinvaders: Potential Genetic and Epigenetic Mediators of Phenotypic Variation 6. Genomic Distributions of Human Retroelements 7. Influence of Human Endogenous Retroviruses on Cellular Gene Expression 8. Genome-Wide Search for Human Specific Retroelements 9. Genome-Wide Analysis of Human Gene Expression: Application to the Expression of Human Endogenous Retroviruses 10. Phylogeny of Human Endogenous and Exogenous Retroviruses 11. Evolutionary Aspects of Human Endogenous Retroviral Sequences (HERVs) and Disease

Sverdlov, Eugene D.