The RNA tumor viruses…are often called “retroviruses” because they reverse a step in one central dogma of biology: DNA makes RNA makes protein (Science News).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ret|ro|vi|rus — «REHT roh VY ruhs», noun. any of a group of tumor producing viruses that use RNA instead of DNA to encode genetic information: »The RNA tumor viruses…are often called “retroviruses” because they reverse a step in one central dogma of biology: DNA … Useful english dictionary
ral — ac·ral; ad·e·no·neu·ral; ad·lit·to·ral; ad·mi·ral; am·bu·lac·ral; amo·ral·i·ty; am·phi·crib·ral; am·y·ral·dism; au·gu·ral; au·ral; au·ro·ral; ba·su·ral; bed·ral; blas·to·po·ral; bleph·a·ral; cae·su·ral; cap·ral·de·hyde; chap·ar·ral; chlo·ral;… … English syllables
ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… … English syllables
retrocrural — ret·ro·cru·ral (ret″ro krooґrəl) 1. posterior to the lower limb. 2. posterior to any crus … Medical dictionary
retrovirus — ret•ro•vi•rus [[t]ˌrɛ trəˈvaɪ rəs, ˈrɛ trəˌvaɪ [/t]] n. pl. rus•es mcr any of various single stranded RNA containing viruses, of the family Retroviridae, that have a helical envelope and contain the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which enables… … From formal English to slang
cho — ace·tyl·cho·line; ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; am·ni·o·cho·ri·on; an·cho·ress; an·cho·rit·ess; an·cho·rit·ic; an·cho·rit·ism; an·cho·veta; an·cho·vy; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase; ar·cho·plasm; ar·cho·sau·ria; au·tar·cho·glos·sa;… … English syllables
Retrovirus — An RNA virus (a virus composed not of DNA but of RNA). Retroviruses have an enzyme called reverse transcriptase that gives them the unique property of transcribing RNA (their RNA) into DNA. The retroviral DNA can then integrate into the… … Medical dictionary
antiretroviral — an·ti·ret·ro·vi·ral re trō .vī rəl adj acting, used, or effective against retroviruses <antiretroviral drugs> <antiretroviral therapy> antiretroviral n an antiretroviral drug * * * an·ti·ret·ro·vi·ral (an″te ) (an″ti… … Medical dictionary
retrovirology — ret·ro·vi·rol·o·gy .re trō vī räl ə jē n, pl gies a branch of virology concerned with the study of retroviruses ret·ro·vi·rol·o·gist jəst n * * * ret·ro·vi·rol·o·gy (ret″ro vi rolґə je) the branch of microbiology that is concerned with … Medical dictionary
retinophoral — ret·i·noph·o·ral … English syllables
