- helper virus
- A virus that provides a function or functions to another virus in the same cell.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
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helper virus — helper virus. См. вирус помощник. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
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Helper dependent virus — A helper dependent virus also termed a gutless virus is a synthetic viral vector dependent on the assistance of a helper virus in order to replicate.Since the genome of the gutless virus does not include genes encoding the enzymes required to… … Wikipedia
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helper T cell — n. a type of T cell that helps coordinate the immune response, especially by activating B cells: the AIDS virus targets and destroys these T cells … English World dictionary
virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA … Universalium
