Retrovirus

Reh-troh-VY-ruhs

/ˌrɛtroʊˈvaɪrʌs/

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retrovirus

Any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA).

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