ретровирус
Bulgarian
Etymology
Biological 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
ретрови́рус • (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
Declension of ретрови́рус
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ретрови́рус retrovírus | ретрови́руси retrovírusi |
| definite (subject form) | ретрови́русът retrovírusǎt | ретрови́русите retrovírusite |
| definite (object form) | ретрови́руса retrovírusa | |
| count form | — | ретрови́руса retrovírusa |
Related terms
- метави́рус (metavírus)
- псевдови́рус (psevdovírus)