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inovirus

inovirus noun: any of the genus Inovirus of filamentous bacteriophages.

Noun

inovirus (plural inoviruses)

  1. Any of the genus Inovirus of filamentous bacteriophages.
    • With the exception of anelloviruses, bidnaviruses, spiraviruses, and some inoviruses, the replicative protein of ssDNA viruses is the so-called HUH endonuclease that cuts genomic DNA at a specific site and initiates rolling circle (or rolling hairpin) replication.2021 February 24, Encyclopedia of Virology, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 43

Forms of inovirus

pluralinoviruses

Origin of inovirus

From the genus name, translingual Inovirus.

Questions about inovirus

What does inovirus mean?
Inovirus means any of the genus Inovirus of filamentous bacteriophages.
What part of speech is inovirus?
Inovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of inovirus?
The plural of inovirus is inoviruses.

Words near inovirus in the dictionary

  1. Inoues
  2. inouwa
  3. Inouye
  4. Inouyes
  5. inoviral
  6. inovirus
  7. inoviruses
  8. Inowroclaw
  9. Inowrocław
  10. inox
  11. inoxidability

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