English Explanatory Dictionary

Rous sarcoma virus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.

Word forms

Rous sarcoma virus Rous sarcoma viruses

Etymology

It was discovered in 1911 by Peyton Rous.

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