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endogenous retroviruses

endogenous retroviruses is the plural of endogenous retrovirus.

Meaning of endogenous retrovirus

Noun

endogenous retrovirus (plural endogenous retroviruses)

  1. A section of a species' genome that closely resembles retrovirus genetic material, acquired through long-ago infection.

Questions about endogenous retroviruses

What is endogenous retroviruses the plural of?
Endogenous retroviruses is the plural of endogenous retrovirus.

Words near endogenous retroviruses in the dictionary

  1. endogenotes
  2. endogenous
  3. endogenous erythroid colonies
  4. endogenous erythroid colony
  5. endogenous retrovirus
  6. endogenous retroviruses
  7. endogenous viral element
  8. endogenous viral elements
  9. endogenously
  10. endogens
  11. endogenual

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