retrovirus

Definitions

1. Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.
2. A computer virus that seeks to attack antivirus programs in an attempt to avoid detection.

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Examples

“Montagnier soon deduced that this was an RNA virus that could convert its genes into DNA and lodge into the human genome—a retrovirus.”

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