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US
/ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈvaɪɹəs/
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NOUN
- 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
How To Use retrovirus In A Sentence
- Unlike the retrovirus, adenoviral DNA functions in an extrachromosomal manner.
- A great mystery remained at that time: that of the replication of the oncogenic RNA viruses, now known as retroviruses. Luc Montagnier - Autobiography
- A bag containing the retrovirus was connected to a bag of his bone marrow.
- Both retrovirus-like organization and expression are typical of the functional gypsy proviruses that have inserted recently into the euchromatic DNA of some strains.
- It is generally admitted that these Human Endogenous RetroViruses derive originally from rare events of germ-line infections by exogenous retroviruses leading to proviral DNA integration.
- I'm not talking about a vaccine, which most scientists consider a pipe dream against a diverse and constantly mutating retrovirus like HIV.
- The study is the first to generate an infectious retrovirus from a mobile element in the human genome. October 30th, 2006
- Adenovirus and a number of retroviruses, such as lentivirus and murine stem cell virus are commonly used viral-delivery systems. GEN News Highlights
- Retrogenes are formed when the mRNA encounters something-often a type of virus called a retrovirus-that turns it back into DNA through a process referred to as reverse transcription. R&D Mag - News
- Thus far, adenoviruses and retroviruses are the two families of viruses that have been used in the majority of clinical trials.
