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provirus

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pro·vi·rus  (prvrs, pr-v-)
n. pl. pro·vi·rus·es
The precursor or latent form of a virus that is capable of being integrated into the genetic material of a host cell and being replicated with it.
proviral (-rl) adj.
provirus [ˈprəʊˌvaɪrəs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) the inactive form of a virus in a host cell
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Noun1.provirus - cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into and able to replicate with the genome of a host cell
cDNA, complementary DNA - single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
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