retrovirus (n)

n01336282

type n
lex_filenum 05
def any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA)
def the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
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Hypernym animal virus
Hyponym human T-cell leukemia virus-1, HTLV-1; human immunodeficiency virus, HIV
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Hyponym animal virus
Hypernym human T-cell leukemia virus-1, HTLV-1; human immunodeficiency virus, HIV

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