Meaning Of The Word Retrovirus
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Retrovirus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Retrovirus?
retrovirus in American English
any of a family (Retroviridae) of RNA viruses which have a virion that makes reverse transcriptase, including the viruses that cause leukemia and , AIDS noun: any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated int retrovirus in British English noun: any of several viruses whose genetic specification is encoded in RNA rather than DNA and that are able to reverse the normal flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA by transcribing RNA into DNA: many retroviruses are known to cause cancer in animals |
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