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Provirus vs Retrovirus - What's the difference?

provirus | retrovirus |

As nouns the difference between provirus and retrovirus

is that 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 while retrovirus is a virus that has a genome consisting of RNA.

provirus

English

(wikipedia 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.

    • retrovirus

    English

    (wikipedia retrovirus)

    Noun

    (retroviruses)
  • (virology) A virus that has a genome consisting of RNA.