Figure 1. Multiple copies of zferv are present in the zebrafish genome. A. Diagram of the original zferv genome found by Steiner et al. used as a reference for nucleotide identity (ID% nt) B. Diagram representing the two closest related zferv genome found in most recent zebrafish genome GRCz11, named zferv1a and zferv1b. C. Diagram of 6 pseudo zferv genes with degenerated genome (dotted line represents insertions). 5’-LTR: 5’ –Long terminal repeat, Rep.: Repetitive element, gag-pol: genes encoding the polyprotein and reverse transcriptase, env: envelope gene.
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