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provirome

provirome noun: the genomes of all the proviruses that inhabit a particular organism or environment.

Noun

provirome (plural proviromes)

  1. The genomes of all the proviruses that inhabit a particular organism or environment
    • This study clearly demonstrates the novel information that may be obtained from the fecal virome and provirome of ancient organisms through the use of a shotgun sequencing analysis as opposed to selective gene-screening methods.2015 December 15, “Retroviral DNA Sequences as a Means for Determining Ancient Diets”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of provirome

pluralproviromes

Origin of provirome

From pro- + virome.

Questions about provirome

What does provirome mean?
Provirome means the genomes of all the proviruses that inhabit a particular organism or environment.
What part of speech is provirome?
Provirome is a noun.
What is the plural of provirome?
The plural of provirome is proviromes.

Words near provirome in the dictionary

  1. proviolent
  2. proviral
  3. provirally
  4. provirion
  5. provirions
  6. provirome
  7. proviromes
  8. provirophage
  9. provirophages
  10. provirus
  11. proviruses

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