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retrovirus Definition


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retrovirus
noun
    1. biol.
      Any of a group of viruses with genetic material consisting of RNA which is copied into DNA to allow integration into the host cell's DNA and including many carcinogenic viruses, as well as the HIV virus which causes AIDS.
Derivative: retroviral
adj
    Etymology: 1970s: from reverse transcriptase (the active enzyme in these viruses) + -o- + virus.



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