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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
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