virus (à) dna
1Virus classification — is the process of naming viruses and placing them into a taxonomic system. Similar to the classification systems used for cellular organisms, virus classification is the subject of ongoing debate and proposals. This is mainly due to the pseudo… …
2Virus latency — (or viral latency) is the ability of a pathogenic virus to lie dormant within a cell, denoted as the lysogenic part of the viral life cycle. A latent viral infection is a type of persistent viral infection which is distinguished from a chronic… …
3DNA tumour virus — Virus with DNA genome that can cause tumours in animals. Examples are Papovaviridae, Adenoviridae and Epstein Barr virus …
4Virus — This article is about the biological agent. For other uses, see Virus (disambiguation). For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to viruses. Viruses …
5virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA …
6DNA virus — A DNA virus is a virus that has DNA as its genetic material and replicates using a DNA dependent DNA polymerase. The nucleic acid is usually double stranded DNA (dsDNA) but may also be single stranded DNA (ssDNA). DNA viruses belong to either… …
7Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… …
8virus — vì·rus s.m.inv. 1a. CO ogni agente patogeno di una malattia 1b. TS biol. agente patogeno submicroscopico di natura non cellulare, costituito da una guaina proteica e da un acido nucleico, incapace di riproduzione attiva, che vive e si replica… …
9DNA virus — any virus containing DNA. * * * …
10DNA virus — n. mcr any virus containing DNA …
