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Viruses > Proviruses

Preferred term

Proviruses  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Provirus

Note

  • coord IM with specific virus (IM)

Scope note

  • Duplex DNA sequences in eukaryotic chromosomes, corresponding to the genome of a virus, that are transmitted from one cell generation to the next without causing lysis of the host. Proviruses are often associated with neoplastic cell transformation and are key features of retrovirus biology.

History note

  • 88

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011533

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