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Meaning of protovirus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A DNA sequence capable of mutating into an oncogenic virus, proposed as a hypothesis to explain the origin of ribodeoxyviruses as arising from normal cellular components.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

protoword protowriting protoxid protoxide protoxin protoxylem

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