title: Molecular evolution. Unlocking the secrets of retroviral evolution.
abstract: Studies of a small circular plasmid found in the mitochondria of the fungus Neurospora crassa shed unexpected light on the evolution of RNA viruses into retroviruses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510-8024.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maizels
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009492:Neurospora crassa / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000235:genetics; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase