Dualtropic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dualtropic is an adjective meaning (biology, of a virus) That can infect a cell by attaching to either of two coreceptors.
Meaning
(biology, of a virus) That can infect a cell by attaching to either of two coreceptors.
Example Sentences
A dualtropic HIV strain uses both the CCR5 and the CXCR4 coreceptors.
Word Forms
- dual-tropic
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dual-tropic, amphotropic, xenotropic, reassortant, multivalenced, bivalent.
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