Rous sarcoma virus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Rous sarcoma virus

1. A taxonomic species within the family Orthoretroviridae – the first virus shown to cause a cancer (in chickens).

Hypernyms

• (species): Ortervirales - order; Orthoretroviridae - family; Orthoretrovirinae - subfamily; Alpharetrovirus - genus

References

• Rous sarcoma virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rous sarcoma virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rous sarcoma virus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

It was discovered in 1911 by Peyton Rous.

Noun

Rous sarcoma virus (uncountable)

1. A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.