💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Protovirus"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| retrovirusnoun | (virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell. |
| provirusnoun | (virology) A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a host cell so as to be passively replicated along with the host genome. |
| reovirionnoun | The virion of a reovirus |
| ribodeoxyvirusnoun | A virus whose virion contains both RNA and DNA |
| provirophagenoun | A virophage of a provirus. |
| virogenenoun | A gene involved in the development of a virus. |
| retrovirionnoun | A virion of a retrovirus |
| pararetrovirusnoun | Any of several reverse transcribing viruses that replicate through an RNA intermediate |
| proto-oncogenenoun | (genetics) A gene, promoting the specialization and division of normal cells, that could become an oncogene due to mutation. |
| virinonoun | (biology) A hypothetical infectious particle, consisting of nucleic acids in a protective coat of host cell proteins, once theorized to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. |
| proviromenoun | The genomes of all the proviruses that inhabit a particular organism or environment |
| protooncogenenoun | Alternative form of proto-oncogene. [(genetics) A gene, promoting the specialization and division of normal cells, that could become an oncogene due to mutation.] |
| hervotypenoun | (genetics) The DNA sequence of an insertion by a human endogenous retrovirus |
| rotavirionnoun | (virology) An individual particle of a rotavirus. |
| viroidnoun | A short section of RNA but without the protein coat typical of viruses, that are plant pathogens |
| previrionnoun | A subviral particle |
| oncopathogennoun | Any oncogenic pathogen |
| podovirusnoun | Any of a group of bacterial DNA viruses, of the genus Podovirus |
| deoxyvirusnoun | Synonym of DNA virus. |
| pseudovirionnoun | (virology) A synthetic viral particle that cannot replicate, used to inject foreign nucleic acid into a cell. |
📝 Common Phrases with "Protovirus"
Words that come before
- theprotovirus
Words that come after
- protovirushypothesis
- protovirustheory
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