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This document discusses the ancient virus world hypothesis, which proposes that viruses evolved from a primordial pool of genetic elements before the evolution of cellular life. It reviews current views on virus evolution and proposes a new scenario based on comparative genomic data and models of early cellular evolution. Key points are that some genes critical for virus replication are shared among diverse viruses but not cells, supporting an ancient virus world, and that major virus groups likely emerged

Author

haluk bilgin

Language

EN