Associations to the word «Virusoid»

Wiktionary

VIRUSOID, noun. A circular single-stranded RNA, similar but not identical to a viroid, dependent on plant viruses for replication and encapsidation.

Dictionary definition

VIRUSOID, noun. The smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat.

Wise words

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