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polyoma (n)
a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice
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a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice
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Human polyomaviruses are a family of small, double-stranded DNA viruses that infect humans.
The polyomavirus genus includes three oncogenic viruses: Merkel cell polyomavirus, BK polyomavirus, and JC polyomavirus.
Polyomas are non-enveloped, icosahedral viruses with a diameter of about 45 nanometers.
Polyomaviruses replicate in the nucleus of target cells and cause the formation of characteristic inclusion bodies.