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An '''Endogenous retrovirus''' (ERV) is genetic insertion in an organism's genome from an inactivated [[retrovirus]]. A retrovirus stores its genetic information in [[RNA]] and must reverse transcribe it into [[DNA]] before insertion into the host's genome. This process is prone to error and sometimes the errors will inactivate the gene. When these inactivate genes are inserted in the [[germ line]] of the host all its descendants will also have the inactivated insertion. Human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) have been linked to several autoimmune diseases such as [[multiple sclerosis]]. | An '''Endogenous retrovirus''' (ERV) is genetic insertion in an organism's genome from an inactivated [[retrovirus]]. A retrovirus stores its genetic information in [[RNA]] and must reverse transcribe it into [[DNA]] before insertion into the host's genome. This process is prone to error and sometimes the errors will inactivate the gene. When these inactivate genes are inserted in the [[germ line]] of the host all its descendants will also have the inactivated insertion. Human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) have been linked to several autoimmune diseases such as [[multiple sclerosis]]. | ||
| − | + | Although some have claimed that endogenous retroviruses are evidence for common descent, creationists rightfully assert that this is not the case.<ref>http://www.trueorigin.org/theobald1e.asp</ref><ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v1/n2/were-retroviruses-created-good</ref><ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2006/1219herv.asp</ref> | |
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| − | Although some have claimed that endogenous retroviruses are evidence for common descent, creationists assert that this is not the case.<ref>http://www.trueorigin.org/theobald1e.asp</ref><ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v1/n2/were-retroviruses-created-good</ref><ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2006/1219herv.asp</ref> | ||
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[[Pseudogene]] | [[Pseudogene]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[category:genetics]] | [[category:genetics]] | ||
[[category:diseases]] | [[category:diseases]] | ||
Revision as of 20:26, May 17, 2009
An Endogenous retrovirus (ERV) is genetic insertion in an organism's genome from an inactivated retrovirus. A retrovirus stores its genetic information in RNA and must reverse transcribe it into DNA before insertion into the host's genome. This process is prone to error and sometimes the errors will inactivate the gene. When these inactivate genes are inserted in the germ line of the host all its descendants will also have the inactivated insertion. Human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) have been linked to several autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
Although some have claimed that endogenous retroviruses are evidence for common descent, creationists rightfully assert that this is not the case.[1][2][3]