Rous sarcoma virus

Noun

Meaning

Rous sarcoma virus (uncountable)

A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Michael Bishop and Harold Varmus showed that the oncogene of Rous sarcoma virus is in fact not specific to the virus but is contained in the genome of healthy animals of many species. Source: Internet

Protein tyrosine kinases that are encoded by the Rous sarcoma virus cause cellular transformation, and are termed oncoproteins. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Rourk Rourke Rous rousable rousant Rousdon