Organic Chemical
provirus Audio
pro·vi·rus [ proh-vahy-ruh s, proh-vahy- ]
Subclass of:
Virus
Definitions related to proviruses:
  • (provirus) Virus genome integrated into the cell genome or into a plasmid in which it replicates; viral DNA is thus passively replicated by the host machinery.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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