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retrovirus

Definition / meaning of retrovirus

A type of virus that has RNA instead of DNA as its genetic material. It uses an enzyme called reverse transcriptase to become part of the host cells

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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