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TMV

American  
  1. tobacco mosaic virus.


TMV British  

abbreviation

  1. tobacco mosaic virus

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Knowledge of the virus’s structure allowed other scientists to forge ahead in the early days of molecular biology and use TMV as a model to help break the genetic code.

From Nature

TMV pricing is available for new and used vehicles.

From Washington Post

In short, for every 1 percent the index loses in a given day, TMV should gain 3 percent.

From US News

When he saw the blank regions that characterize helical patterns, he jumped into action, quickly spilling out several possible helical TMV structures.

From Literature

Discovered to be a virus in 1930, TMV is both stable and structurally simple, and thus, it easily forms crystals, making it an excellent candidate for x-ray crystallography studies.

From The Guardian