PAPOVAVIRUS


Meaning of PAPOVAVIRUS in English

pəˈpōvəˌvīrəs noun

Etymology: New Latin, from pa pilloma + po lyoma (herein) + English va cuolation + New Latin, from virus

: any of a family (Papovaviridae) of viruses that contain a single molecule of circular double-stranded DNA, have a capsid composed of 72 capsomers, that are associated with or are responsible for various neoplasms (as some warts) of mammals, and that include the papillomaviruses and polyoma viruses

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