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Retrovirus

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA)

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Retroviruses
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Retrovirus's
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Retroviruses'