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Retrovirus

nounid 119227·updated May 18, 2026
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any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA)

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Variants

plural
Retroviruses
possessive
Retrovirus's
pluralpossessive
Retroviruses'

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

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