Definition of retrovirus Retrovirus
/ɹɛˌtɹowvajˈɹʌs/ - [retrowvayrus] -
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What does retrovirus mean?
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NounPlural: retroviri |
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| 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 | ||
| animal virus an animal pathogen that is a virus | ||
| htlv-1, human t-cell leukemia virus-1 retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia | ||
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retrovirus
A type of virus that stores its genetic information in a single-\nstranded RNA molecule, then constructs a double-stranded\nDNA version of its genes using a special enzyme called\nreverse transcriptase. (source: AIDSinfo)
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- A retrovirus is any virus which copies itself as part of the cell's DNA by reverse transcribing its RNA. HIV is a retrovirus.
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🔤- retrovirus, noun, singular of retroviruses.
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