A virus in which the genetic information is stored in the form of DNA (as opposed to RNA).
DNA病毒
Example sentencesExamples
A DNA virus with a short genome of only 3200 bases causes hepatitis B infection.
The human papilloma virus is a DNA virus, which on infecting the cell incorporates its DNA into the host's nuclear material and allows production of viral DNA.
Cytomegalovirus is a DNA virus that is related to herpes and causes a disease referred to as cytomegalic inclusion disease.
Herpes simplex, a DNA virus, is carried by a majority of the human population.
Bacteriophage is a tailed, double-stranded DNA virus that serves as an important model for assembly of large DNA viruses such as herpes and poxviruses.
Definition of DNA virus in US English:
DNA virus
noun
A virus in which the genetic information is stored in the form of DNA (as opposed to RNA).
DNA病毒
Example sentencesExamples
Herpes simplex, a DNA virus, is carried by a majority of the human population.
The human papilloma virus is a DNA virus, which on infecting the cell incorporates its DNA into the host's nuclear material and allows production of viral DNA.
A DNA virus with a short genome of only 3200 bases causes hepatitis B infection.
Bacteriophage is a tailed, double-stranded DNA virus that serves as an important model for assembly of large DNA viruses such as herpes and poxviruses.
Cytomegalovirus is a DNA virus that is related to herpes and causes a disease referred to as cytomegalic inclusion disease.