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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Taxonomic Hierarchy > Viruses and Viroids > DNA and RNA reverse transcribing viruses > Ortervirales > Retroviridae > Alpharetrovirus > Rous sarcoma virus
Taxonomic Hierarchy > Viruses and Viroids > Riboviria > Pararnavirae > Artverviricota > Revtraviricetes > Ortervirales > Retroviridae > Alpharetrovirus > Rous sarcoma virus
Preferred Term:

Rous sarcoma virus

Definition:
Group of alpharetroviruses (Alpharetrovirus) producing sarcoma and other tumors in chickens and other fowl, and also in pigeons, ducks, and rats.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
Alpharetrovirus
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • RSV (Rous sarcoma virus)
  • Avian sarcoma virus
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6980
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