Rous Sarcoma Virus
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Rous Sarcoma Virus Definition
A species of single-stranded, reverse-transcribing RNA retrovirus of the genus alpharetrovirus and the family retroviridae. It is the first oncovirus described in the literature and was found to cause sarcoma in chickens.
Rous Sarcoma Virus Synonyms
Rous Sarcoma Virus, RSV
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