Meanings
nouninovirus (plural inoviruses)
plural inoviruses
- Any of the genus Inovirus of filamentous bacteriophages.
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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Origin
- translingualInovirus
- Englishinovirus
From the genus name, translingual Inovirus.
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