Some Retrotransposons and Retroviruses Integrate Preferentially into Regions of the Chromosome

question 39

Essay

Some retrotransposons and retroviruses integrate preferentially into regions of the chromosome that are packaged in euchromatin and are also located outside the coding regions of genes that contain information for making a protein.Why might these mobile genetic elements have evolved this strategy?

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