PROVIRUS

provirus

(noun) cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into and able to replicate with the genome of a host cell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

provirus (plural proviruses)

(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.

Source: Wiktionary



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24 November 2024

CUNT

(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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