ret|ro|vi|rus

ret|ro|vi|rus
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 makes RNA makes protein (Science News).

ret´ro|vi´ral, adjective.

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