positive strand RNA viruses

positive strand RNA viruses
Class IV and VI viruses that have a single-stranded RNA genome that can act as mRNA (plus strand) and in which the virus RNA is itself infectious. Includes Picornaviridae, Togaviridae and Retroviridae.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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