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retrovirus
(redirected from rapidly transforming retrovirus)

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ret·ro·vi·rus  (rtr-vrs, rtr-v-)
n. pl. ret·ro·vi·rus·es
Any of a group of viruses, many of which produce tumors, that contain RNA and reverse transcriptase, including the virus that causes AIDS.

retro·viral adj.

retrovirus [ˈrɛtrəʊˌvaɪrəs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any of several viruses whose genetic specification is encoded in RNA rather than DNA and that are able to reverse the normal flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA by transcribing RNA into DNA: many retroviruses are known to cause cancer in animals
retroviral  adj

retrovirus  (rtr-vrs)
Any of a group of RNA viruses whose RNA is used as a template inside a host cell for the formation of DNA by means of the enzyme reverse transcriptase. The DNA thus formed is inserted into the host cell's genome. Most retroviruses can cause cancer. Retroviruses also include HIV.

retroviral adjective
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Noun1.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
human immunodeficiency virus, HIV - the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
Translations
retrovirus [ˈretrəʊˌvaɪrəs] Nretrovirus m inv
retrovirus
nRetrovirus nt or m


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