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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. DNA and RNA reverse transcribing viruses
  3. Ortervirales
  4. Retroviridae
  5. Alpharetrovirus
  6. Rous sarcoma virus
  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Revtraviricetes
  3. Ortervirales
  4. Retroviridae
  5. Alpharetrovirus
  6. Rous sarcoma virus

Preferred term

Rous sarcoma virus

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Group of alpharetroviruses (Alpharetrovirus) producing sarcoma and other tumors in chickens and other fowl, and also in pigeons, ducks, and rats.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • Avian sarcoma virus
  • RSV (Rous sarcoma virus)

Source

  • International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

Has taxonomic rank

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6980

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