Meanings
nounanellovirus (plural anelloviruses)
plural anelloviruses
- Any virus of the family Anelloviridae
With the exception of anelloviruses, bidnaviruses, spiraviruses, and some inoviruses, the replicative protein of ssDNA viruses is the so-called HUH endonuclease that cuts genomic DNA at a specific site and initiates rolling circle (or rolling hairpin) replication.
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