💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Virions"
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| Word | Definition |
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| progenynoun | (uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group. |
| repliconnoun | (genetics) A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage. |
| 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. |
| proteinasenoun | (biochemistry) protease |
| suppressor genenoun | a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) |
| agrobacteriumnoun | A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants. |
| endonucleasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme which catalyzes the cleavage of nucleic acids so as to produce variously sized fragments. |
| poxvirusnoun | Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates |
| agrobacterium tumefaciensnoun | (also known as Rhizobium radiobacter) the causal agent of crown gall disease (the formation of tumours) in over 140 species of eudicots. |
| erythrocytesnoun | (hematology, cytology) A hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucleate in humans and many other animals. |
| mannosenoun | (organic chemistry) A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes. |
| endosomenoun | (biology) An endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes |
| nucleasenoun | (biochemistry) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids. |
| hyphaenoun | (mycology) Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus. |
| vlpsnoun | — |
| phagocytosisnoun | (immunology, cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm. |
| oligomernoun | (chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred. |
| haemagglutininnoun | (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin. [(biochemistry) An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells] |
| microfilarianoun | (biology) The very small larva of a filarial worm. |
| antigennoun | (immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign (nonself) but not always so. |
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