Retrovirus

Definition

This is an RNA virus that replicates in a host cell. First it uses its own reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, reverse of the usual pattern, thus retro (backwards).

7 subordinate codes

• XN2R0Alpharetrovirus
• XN0THBetaretrovirus
• XN787Deltaretrovirus
• XN6HXEpsilonretrovirus
• XN4K8Gammaretrovirus
• XN6JBOncovirus
• XN0K8Orthoretrovirus

Also indexed as

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