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sigmavirus en · NOUN

Etymology

From sigma + virus, from translingual Sigmavirus.

Meanings

  1. Any virus of the genus Sigmavirus, affecting dipterans.
    • Owing to the high level of divergence of the sigmaviruses, L genes appear to be more appropriate than N genes for their evolutionary comparisons (Longdon et al., 2010). 2012, Ralf Georg Dietzgen, Rhabdoviruses: Molecular Taxonomy, Evolution, Genomics, Ecology, Host-vector Interactions, Cytopathology, and Control:

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