provirus

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a host cell so as to be passively replicated along with the host genome.

Similar words

retrovirus virophage viropexis provirophage virogene helper virus protovirus hiv virus endogenous viral element virus

Often followed by

is in and dna hypothesis integration into of was

Word family

proviral proviruses