ретровирус
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editBiological term borrowed from English retrovirus, coined in the 1980's. Equivalent to ретро- (retro-, “former, backwards”) + вирус (virus).
The name refers to the reverse pattern of replication of the virus - by first transcribing intrusive DNA from the virale own RNA, which is then attached to the DNA sequence of the host cell.
Noun
editретрови́рус • (retrovírus) m
- (virology) retrovirus (viruses from family Retroviridae of class VI in Baltimore's classification)
- (by generalizaiton) ortervirus (any virus which uses reverse transcriptase for replication)
Declension
editDeclension of ретрови́рус
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | ретрови́рус retrovírus |
ретрови́руси retrovírusi |
definite (subject form) |
ретрови́русът retrovírusǎt |
ретрови́русите retrovírusite |
definite (object form) |
ретрови́руса retrovírusa | |
count form | — | ретрови́руса retrovírusa |
Related terms
edit- метави́рус (metavírus)
- псевдови́рус (psevdovírus)