Rous sarcoma virus
Translingual
Proper noun
Rous sarcoma virus
- A taxonomic species within the family Orthoretroviridae – the first virus shown to cause a cancer (in chickens).
Hypernyms
- (species): Ortervirales - order; Orthoretroviridae - family; Orthoretrovirinae - subfamily; Alpharetrovirus - genus
References
- Rous sarcoma virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rous sarcoma virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Rous sarcoma virus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
It was discovered in 1911 by Peyton Rous.
Noun
Rous sarcoma virus (countable and uncountable, plural Rous sarcoma viruses)
- A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.