Predicting the Capsid Architecture of Florendoviruses: Molecular Fossils of Ancient Caulimovirid-like Viruses
Endogenous viral elements derived from members of the family Caulimoviridae are widely distributed across plant genomes. Once integrated, they accumulate extensive mutations; most are no longer biologically active and can therefore be regarded as molecular fossils. Their loss of activity precludes the recovery of viral...