Retroviridae

Synonyms

C Oncovirus, Type

C Oncoviruses, Type

Leukemogenic Virus

Leukemogenic Viruses

Leukovirus

Leukoviruses

Oncornavirus

Oncornaviruses

Oncovirinae

Oncovirus

Oncovirus, Type C

Oncoviruses

Oncoviruses, Type C

RNA Tumor Virus

RNA Tumor Viruses

Retrovirus

Retroviruses

Tumor Virus, RNA

Tumor Viruses, RNA

Type C Oncovirus

Type C Oncoviruses

Virus, Leukemogenic

Virus, RNA Tumor

Viruses, Leukemogenic

Viruses, RNA Tumor

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).