| defective virus |
one that cannot be completely replicated or cannot form a protein coat; in some cases replication can proceed if missing gene functions are supplied by other (helper) viruses; see helper v.
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| defective virus |
A virus which needs the help of other viruses to grow, eg. Hepatitis D.
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