Retroviridae
Family of RNA viruses that infects birds and mammals and encodes the enzyme reverse transcriptase. The family contains seven genera: DELTARETROVIRUS; LENTIVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE B, MAMMALIAN; ALPHARETROVIRUS; GAMMARETROVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE D; and SPUMAVIRUS. A key feature of retrovirus biology is the synthesis of a DNA copy of the genome which is integrated into cellular DNA. After integration it is sometimes not expressed but maintained in a latent state (PROVIRUSES).
Year introduced: 1981
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Tree Number(s): B04.613.807, B04.820.650
MeSH Unique ID: D012190
Registry Number: txid11632
Entry Terms:
- Retroviruses
- Retrovirus
- Type C Oncoviruses
- Leukoviruses
- Leukovirus
- Oncoviruses, Type C
- C Oncoviruses, Type
- C Oncovirus, Type
- Oncovirus, Type C
- Type C Oncovirus
- Leukemogenic Viruses
- Leukemogenic Virus
- Viruses, Leukemogenic
- Virus, Leukemogenic
- Oncornaviruses
- Oncornavirus
- Oncoviruses
- Oncovirus
- RNA Tumor Viruses
- RNA Tumor Virus
- Tumor Viruses, RNA
- Tumor Virus, RNA
- Viruses, RNA Tumor
- Virus, RNA Tumor
- Oncovirinae