retrovirus

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.
    — Montagnier soon deduced that this was an RNA virus that could convert its genes into DNA and lodge into the human genome—a retrovirus.
  2. A computer virus that seeks to attack antivirus programs in an attempt to avoid detection.

词形变化

retroviruses plural

词汇关系

下位词
orthoretrovirus spumaretrovirus alpharetrovirus betaretrovirus bovispumavirus epsilonretrovirus equispumavirus felispumavirus gammaretrovirus lentivirus prosimiispumavirus simiispumavirus
衍生词
antiretrovirus endogenous retrovirus gammaretrovirus oncoretrovirus orthoretrovirus pararetrovirus spumaretrovirus
相关词
retroviral retrovirological retrovirologist retrovirology

词源

From retro- + virus, from its reverse direction of replication.
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