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Retrovirus

see synonyms of retrovirus

Noun

1. retrovirus

any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Retrovirus

see synonyms of retrovirus
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Retrovirus

see synonyms of retrovirus
noun
any of a family (Retroviridae) of RNA viruses which have a virion that makes reverse transcriptase, including the viruses that cause leukemia and , AIDS

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Retrovirus

see synonyms of retrovirus
n. pl. ret·ro·vi·rus·es
Any of a family of viruses, many of which produce tumors, that contain RNA and reverse transcriptase, including HIV.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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