- defective virus
- a virus that cannot be completely replicated or cannot form a protein coat; in some cases replication can proceed if missing gene functions are supplied by other (helper) viruses; see helper v.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
defective virus
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defective virus — noun (biology) A virus that is unable to replicate without a helper (qv) • • • Main Entry: ↑defect * * * defective virus, any one of a class of viruses that contain only a small amount of genetic material and can therefore replicate only in the… … Useful english dictionary
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