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Simian Sarcoma Viruses

Simian Sarcoma Viruses Definition & Meaning
Simian Sarcoma Viruses Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Simian Sarcoma Viruses?

A species of GAMMARETROVIRUS producing tumors in primates. Originally isolated from a fibrosarcoma in a woolly monkey, WMSV is a replication-defective v-onc virus which carries the sis oncogene. In order to propagate, WMSV requires a replication-competent helper virus.

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