The origin of viruses

Authors

  • Sergio Ortega del Campo Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v13i173.17343

Keywords:

virus evolution, RNA world, origin of viruses, mutation rate, giant viruses, fourth domain of life, selfish genetic elements

Abstract

Viruses are the dominant biomolecular entities on Earth and show a much higher genetic diversity than all known cellular life forms. Despite the knowledge obtained about the molecular properties of viruses and how they hijack the cellular machinery to multiply and spread out, causing diseases of great clinical importance such as HIV or Ebola, little is known about their origins. This article is a on End-of-Degree Project has aimed to carry out a synthesis of the current state of knowledge about the origin and evolution of viruses.

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Published

2020-07-21

How to Cite

Ortega del Campo, S. (2020). The origin of viruses . Encuentros En La Biología, 13(173), 26–30. https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v13i173.17343

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