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Viruses can be inherited through the germline
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SUPPORTED
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Multiple genomic and paleovirological studies confirm that viruses can integrate into host germlines and be vertically inherited across generations.

Evidence for · 9
Remarkable diversity of endogenous viruses in a crustacean genome.
2014 · cited by 40
Paper 0 discusses how viral genomes integrate into the host germline genome, leading to vertical inheritance.
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Evolutionary History of Endogenous Human Herpesvirus 6 Reflects Human Migration out of Africa.
2021 · cited by 33
Paper 1 explains that human herpesvirus 6 can integrate into the germline and be vertically inherited.
100-My history of bornavirus infections hidden in vertebrate genomes.
2021 · cited by 25
Paper 2 details endogenous bornavirus-like elements that resulted from viral insertions into animal germline genomes.
Endogenous Viral Elements in Shrew Genomes Provide Insights into Pestivirus Ancient History.
2022 · cited by 15
Paper 3 identifies endogenous viral elements in mammalian genomes as historical proof of germline viral integration.
Systematic estimation of insertion dates of endogenous bornavirus-like elements in vesper bats.
2018 · cited by 6
Paper 5 notes that endogenous bornavirus-like elements are formed through germline insertions.
The mongoose, the pheasant, the pox, and the retrovirus.
2013 · cited by 5
Paper 6 describes the detection of ancient viruses via accidental insertion into the germline of animal species.
Gammaretrovirus Infections in Humans in the Past, Present, and Future: Have We Defeated the Pathogen?
2026 · cited by 1
Paper 7 notes the propensity of gammaretroviruses to target the germline, leaving evidence in vertebrate genomes.
Endogenous Retroviruses in Host-Virus Coevolution: From Genomic Domestication to Functional Innovation.
2025 · cited by 1
Paper 8 defines endogenous retroviruses as remnants of infections stably integrated into host germline genomes.
KRAB-zinc-finger proteins regulate endogenous retroviruses to sculpt germline transcriptomes and genome evolution
2023 · cited by 1
Paper 11 discusses endogenous retroviruses as transposable elements coevolving within host germline genomes.
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