African rhinos share retroviruses not found in Asian rhinos or other related species

ScienceDaily
May 10, 2023, 4:02 pm40 pts
Rhinoceros belong to a mammalian order called odd-toed ungulates that also include horses and tapirs. They are found in Africa and Asia. Until recently, evidence suggested that throughout their evolutionary history, gamma-retroviruses such as Murine leukemia virus had not colonized their genomes, unlike most…

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