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A method for classification of 5′ termini of retroviruses

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A new method for the classification of retroviruses is presented. The scheme is based on the length and sequence of a DNA transcript of the 5′ end of the genome. The method can be used to detect similarities between distantly related viruses as well as to discriminate between very closely related viruses. The method is applied to viruses isolated from mice, baboons, gibbons, a woolly monkey and chickens.

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  2. Bio-organic Chemistry Department, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, 94025

    Dennis G. Kleid

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Haseltine, W., Kleid, D. A method for classification of 5′ termini of retroviruses. Nature 273, 358–364 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/273358a0

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