Reassortant Viruses

Viruses containing two or more pieces of nucleic acid (segmented genome) from different parents. Such viruses are produced in cells coinfected with different strains of a given virus.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): B04.800

MeSH Unique ID: D016865

Entry Terms:

• Reassortant Virus
• Viruses, Reassortant
• Virus, Reassortant

Previous Indexing:

• Recombination, Genetic (1981-1991)
• specific virus/genetics (1981-1991)

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