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Biotech / Medical : The thread of life
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To: Mike McFarland who wrote (16)6/27/2000 2:59:00 AM
From: Mike McFarlandRead Replies (1) of 1336
 
How often does viral DNA get into the human germ line?

...retroviral DNA will be inherited by descendants of
the host. Again, this process is rare and fairly random...

In humans, endogenous retroviruses occupy about 1% of the
genome, in total constituting ~30,000 different retroviruses
embedded in each person's genomic DNA (Sverdlov 2000).
ucsu.colorado.edu

As much as 0.1 to 0.6% of the genome is derived from
retro-virus sequences. It is unlikely that these would
persist in the genome without a positive selecting factor,
conferring a better chance of survival on individuals with
the viral insert.
sccs.swarthmore.edu

Actually, we briefly hit on this once before, see post
#11 on the thread.

Also
Endogenous Retroviruses:
A Potential Problem for Xenotransplantation
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