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minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·6 hours ago an ancient strain of virus from millions of years ago incorporated themselves into our genome not just one. 5-8% of the human genome comes from viruses
minus-squarewhotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·5 hours agohttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogenous_retrovirus just in case anyone wants a search term
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoAnd provides fertile ground for evolution by providing space for gene duplication and divergence. Likely also for miRNA control systems.
not just one. 5-8% of the human genome comes from viruses
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogenous_retrovirus just in case anyone wants a search term
And provides fertile ground for evolution by providing space for gene duplication and divergence. Likely also for miRNA control systems.
That explains a lot.