Retrovirus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a group of viruses, many of which produce tumors, that contain RNA and reverse transcriptase, including the virus that causes AIDS.
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  • n. A virus that has a genome consisting of RNA.
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  • n. 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
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