Table 3. BlastN generated Alignment of Sequence of Clone 3B456 Derived from a Stealth Virus With Sequence of the Immediate Early IE 94 Tranascriptional Unit of SCMV

The numbers refer to the nucleotide bases in the two sequences. The overall alignment of the two sequences required that variable sized gaps be present between the above listed matching segments. The size of the gaps for SCMV were generally larger than those for the stealth virus, consistent with other indications of genetic deletions. Most of the sequences deleted from the stealth virus were in non-coding areas, including introns, known to exist within the SCMV immediate early tranascriptional unit.