provirus
noun
a viral form that is incorporated into the genetic material of a host cell.
proviruses
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pluralof provirus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There are around 30 different kinds of human endogenous retroviruses in people today, amounting to over 60,000 proviruses in the human genome.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
All 54 tissue samples we analyzed had some evidence of activity of one or more of these proviruses.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
Even now, some of its proviruses within the human genome still retain the ability to make viral proteins.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
Researchers have long thought latent proviruses can form large, effectively invisible cellular reservoirs.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 12, 2022
Over the past 15 years, researchers have tried to drain the reservoirs of HIV hiding in the chromosomes of infected people with drugs meant to prod the proviruses into producing new viruses.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 12, 2022
