Virus

Retroviridae

AMW:MICRO:040231

Family of RNA viruses that infects birds and mammals and encodes the enzyme reverse transcriptase. The family contains seven genera: DELTARETROVIRUS; LENTIVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE B, MAMMALIAN; ALPHARETROVIRUS; GAMMARETROVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE D; and SPUMAVIRUS. A key feature of retrovirus biology is the synthesis of a DNA copy of the genome which is integrated into cellular DNA. After integration it is sometimes not expressed but maintained in a latent state (PROVIRUSES).

Microbiology biological

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Retroviridae has parent Oncogenic Viruses

Alpharetrovirus has parent Retroviridae

Betaretrovirus has parent Retroviridae

Deltaretrovirus has parent Retroviridae

Endogenous Retroviruses has parent Retroviridae

Epsilonretrovirus has parent Retroviridae

Gammaretrovirus has parent Retroviridae

Retroviruses, Simian has parent Retroviridae

Lentivirus has parent Retroviridae

Spumavirus has parent Retroviridae

Retroviridae has parent RNA Viruses

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