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tobacco mosaic virus
noun
- a retrovirus causing mosaic disease in members of the nightshade family. : TMV
tobacco mosaic virus
noun
- the virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco and related plants: its discovery in 1892 provided the first evidence of the existence of viruses TMV
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tobacco mosaic virus1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences
The two collaborated on the structure of tobacco mosaic virus.
From Nature
With Franklin, Dr. Klug worked on the structure of tobacco mosaic virus, a springboard to learning more about molecular structure.
From Washington Post
Scientists were only first able to visualize a virus, the tobacco mosaic virus, after the 1931 invention of the electron microscope.
From Scientific American
Also aiding our cause was my work on tobacco mosaic virus.
From Literature
Large Scale Biology pioneered ways to use the tobacco mosaic virus to get foreign genes into plants, which would then reproduce the desired proteins.
From Seattle Times
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