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provirus definition

pro·vi·rus (prō vī′rəs)

noun

the genetic material of a virus, that is merged with the chromosomes of a host cell and can be transmitted to the next generation of cells without causing the destruction of the original host cell

Related Forms:

  • proviral pro·vi′ral (-rəl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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