NALT

Preferred term

proviruses

Topic

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.

viruses

lysogeny

provirus

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

30438

Spanish

proviruses
provirus

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/50954

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 8/23/18