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provirus

The correct spelling is provirus.

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noun

Say it like: Pro-vir-us

The correct spelling is provirus. A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a host cell so as to be passively replicated along with the host genome.

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noun

  1. 1.A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a host cell so as to be passively replicated along with the host genome.

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