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Review the prevalence, mechanisms, and evolutionary impact of RNA-RNA recombination in animal and plant viruses.

March 1, 1992Microbiological ReviewsOpen Access

RNA recombination in animal and plant viruses

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Review the prevalence, mechanisms, and evolutionary impact of RNA-RNA recombination in animal and plant viruses.
Surveyed viral RNA structures and genomic sequences from diverse animal and plant viral lineages.
Analyzed experimental recombination events documented in tissue culture, animal hosts, and plant model systems.
Defined three distinct classes of viral RNA recombination: homologous, aberrant homologous (resulting in sequence duplication, insertion, or deletion), and nonhomologous (illegitimate) recombination.
Identified the copy choice mechanism as the primary driver for RNA recombination, facilitating gene transfer between viruses and between viruses and host cellular genes.

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Comparative review reveals widespread RNA-RNA recombination across animal and plant viruses, highlighting its central role in natural viral evolution.

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Michael M. C. Lai (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10a63a2badbc352a00738c https://doi.org/10.1128/mr.56.1.61-79.1992

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Comparative review reveals widespread RNA-RNA recombination across animal and plant viruses, highlighting its central role in natural viral evolution.

RNA recombination in animal and plant viruses

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