retrovirus

(noun)

a virus that has a genome consisting of RNA

Related Terms

  • virion
  • enzymes
  • transcription
  • nucleic acid
  • bacteriophages
  • envelope
  • capsid
  • proteins
  • glycoprotein
  • receptor

Examples of retrovirus in the following topics:

  • Vaccines and Anti-Viral Drugs for Treatment

    • By far, the most successful use of antivirals has been in the treatment of the retrovirus HIV, which causes a disease that, if untreated, is usually fatal within 10–12 years after infection.
  • Gene Duplications and Divergence

    • During cellular invasion by a replicating retroelement or retrovirus, viral proteins copy their genome by reverse transcribing RNA to DNA.
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