Rous sarcoma virus
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This article is about Rous sarcoma virus, a cancer-causing retrovirus. It is not to be confused with Respiratory syncytial virus.
Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) (/raʊs/) is a retrovirus and is the first oncovirus to have been described. It causes sarcoma in chickens.
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Rous sarcoma virus | |
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Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Pararnavirae |
Phylum: | Artverviricota |
Class: | Revtraviricetes |
Order: | Ortervirales |
Family: | Retroviridae |
Genus: | Alpharetrovirus |
Species: | Rous sarcoma virus |
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As with all retroviruses, it reverse transcribes its RNA genome into cDNA before integration into the host DNA.