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proviruses

proviruses is the plural of provirus.

Meaning of provirus

Noun

provirus (plural proviruses)

  1. A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a host cell so as to be passively replicated along with the host genome.

Questions about proviruses

What is proviruses the plural of?
Proviruses is the plural of provirus.

Words near proviruses in the dictionary

  1. provirome
  2. proviromes
  3. provirophage
  4. provirophages
  5. provirus
  6. proviruses
  7. Provis
  8. Provises
  9. provision
  10. provisional
  11. provisional government

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