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proviromes

proviromes is the plural of provirome.

Meaning of provirome

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

Questions about proviromes

What is proviromes the plural of?
Proviromes is the plural of provirome.

Words near proviromes in the dictionary

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

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