Retrovirus molecule Crossword Clue

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Retrovirus molecule Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RETROVIRUS (noun)
1. any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
MOLECULE (noun)
1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
2. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

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