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Provirus vs Proviral - What's the difference?

provirus | proviral |

As a noun provirus

is 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.

As an adjective proviral is

of or pertaining to a provirus.

provirus

Noun

(es)
  • 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.
  • proviral

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to a provirus