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So called because these viruses replicate in the duodenum and, at the time, were thought to have a double protein outer coat; see duo.
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So called because these viruses replicate in the duodenum and, at the time, were thought to have a double protein outer coat; see duo.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.