viral sex

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process by which two viruses meet in a single host and reproduce to create a new virus that includes genetic material from both of them. uncountable
    — Bacterial and viral sex, we believe, evolved in response to nucleic acid-threatening radiation and led to the spread of genes as "small genetic entities" in protected packets [Sonea and Panisett, 1983].
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