DNA virus

noun

1. any virus containing DNA.

DNA virus

1. A virus whose genome is composed of DNA.
2. Compare RNA virus

Example Sentences

While examining the BD fungus to learn about weaknesses, they discovered a single-stranded DNA virus trapped within the genome of the fungus.

From Salon

"Finally discovering that there was one, and that it was a DNA virus rather than an RNA virus settled the score and also opened up a broad field of research to our team, as DNA viruses are understudied in fungi."

From Salon

However, this virus is a single-stranded DNA virus.

From Science Daily

The monkeypox virus—a DNA virus—was first identified in monkeys in a lab in Denmark in 1958, but it is more typically found in rodents and other animals.

From Scientific American

While Covid-19 is a tiny RNA virus that can spread through aerosols, monkeypox is a larger DNA virus that is transmitted mostly through close physical contact and has a much smaller mutation rate than RNA viruses.

From New York Times