Polydnavirus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polydnavirus is a noun meaning An insect virus of family Polydnaviridae that integrates itself inside a wasp genome.
Meaning
An insect virus of family Polydnaviridae that integrates itself inside a wasp genome.
Example Sentences
Interestingly, a putative relationship between bracoviruses (one of the two major recognized polydnavirus lineages) and Oryctes rhinoceros virus was suggested about 30 years ago, on the basis of a remarkable structural resemblance.
Word Forms
- polydnaviruses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ichnovirus, nucleopolyhedravirus, entomobirnavirus, entomovirus, avibirnavirus, vespiary.
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