Cell Function
virus replication
vi·rus rep·li·ca·tion
Definitions related to virus replication:
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Process of forming progeny virus from input virus; involves expression and replication of viral genomic nucleic acid and the assembly of progeny virus particles.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The process of intracellular viral multiplication, consisting of the synthesis of PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; and sometimes LIPIDS, and their assembly into a new infectious particle.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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