Retroviridae
Synonyms
C Oncovirus, Type
C Oncoviruses, Type
Leukemogenic Virus
Leukemogenic Viruses
Leukovirus
Leukoviruses
Oncornavirus
Oncornaviruses
Oncovirinae
Oncovirus
Oncovirus, Type C
Oncoviruses
Oncoviruses, Type C
RNA Tumor Virus
RNA Tumor Viruses
Retrovirus
Retroviruses
Tumor Virus, RNA
Tumor Viruses, RNA
Type C Oncovirus
Type C Oncoviruses
Virus, Leukemogenic
Virus, RNA Tumor
Viruses, Leukemogenic
Viruses, RNA Tumor
Family of RNA viruses that infects birds and mammals and encodes the enzyme reverse transcriptase. The family contains seven genera: DELTARETROVIRUS; LENTIVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE B, MAMMALIAN; ALPHARETROVIRUS; GAMMARETROVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE D; and SPUMAVIRUS. A key feature of retrovirus biology is the synthesis of a DNA copy of the genome which is integrated into cellular DNA. After integration it is sometimes not expressed but maintained in a latent state (PROVIRUSES).