tobacco mosaic virus

n. An RNA virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco and some other plants and is widely used in research in virology and genetics.

tobacco mosaic virus

n (Plant Pathology) the virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco and related plants: its discovery in 1892 provided the first evidence of the existence of viruses. Abbreviation: TMV

tobac′co mosa`ic vi`rus

n. a retrovirus causing mosaic disease in members of the nightshade family.

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tobacco mosaic virus - the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892)TMVplant virus - a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA

tobacco mosaic virus

[tə¦bak·ō mō′zā·ik ‚vī·rəs] (virology) The type species of the genus Tobamovirus, it infects tobacco, tomato, and other solanaceous plants, causing defoliation and/or mosaic symptoms on leaves, stems, and fruit. Abbreviated TMV.

tobacco mosaic virus

n. An RNA virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco and some other plants and is widely used in research in virology and genetics.

tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)

a rod shaped viral particle consisting of an RNA helix surrounded by a protein coat. The virus was the first to be purified and crystallized. It causes yellowing and mottling in the leaves of tobacco and other crops (e.g. tomato) which affects adversely the quality and quantity of crop produced

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tobacco mosaic virus

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noun the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic

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