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RNA virus

RNA virus noun: any of many viruses that possess ribonucleic acid as their genetic material and do not replicate using DNA.

Noun

RNA virus (plural RNA viruses)

  1. Any of many viruses that possess ribonucleic acid as their genetic material and do not replicate using DNA

Forms of RNA virus

pluralRNA viruses

Questions about RNA virus

What does RNA virus mean?
RNA virus means any of many viruses that possess ribonucleic acid as their genetic material and do not replicate using DNA.
What part of speech is RNA virus?
RNA virus is a noun.
What is the plural of RNA virus?
The plural of RNA virus is RNA viruses.

Words near RNA virus in the dictionary

  1. RNA expression profiles
  2. RNA interference
  3. RNA polymerase
  4. RNA polymerases
  5. RNA splicing
  6. RNA virus
  7. RNA viruses
  8. RNA world
  9. RNA worlds
  10. RNA-Seq
  11. RNAaemia

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