Submitted by emelrad12 t3_zhujsn in askscience
CrateDane t1_izsv42c wrote
Reply to comment by katt2002 in How did viral DNA become part of the human genome? by emelrad12
Yes, the host genome will grow with integrations like this. Genomes are often inflated due to integration of viral sequences and other selfish genetic elements. This helps explain the extreme variation in genome size among eukaryotes.
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