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retrovirus

ret·ro·vi·rus

US/ˌrɛtroʊˈvaɪrʌs/ rare

noun

1.

any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA)

Origin

From retro- + virus, from its reverse direction of replication.

Phrases

  • endogenous retrovirus

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