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Rous sarcoma virus
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Translingual
Proper noun
Rous sarcoma virus 1
species family Orthoretroviridae family 1 the first virus shown to cause a cancer (in chickens)
Hypernyms
species Ortervirales order 1 - order; Orthoretroviridae family - family; Orthoretrovirinae subfamily 1 - subfamily; Alpharetrovirus genus - genus
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English
Etymology
It was discovered in 1911 by Peyton Rous.
Noun
Rous sarcoma virus ~
A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.
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