WOOLEY MONKEY SARCOMA VIRUS
\wˈʊlɪ mˈʌnkɪ sɑːkˈə͡ʊmə vˈa͡ɪɹəs], \wˈʊlɪ mˈʌnkɪ sɑːkˈəʊmə vˈaɪɹəs], \w_ˈʊ_l_ɪ m_ˈʌ_n_k_ɪ s_ɑː_k_ˈəʊ_m_ə v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_s]\
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A species of GAMMARETROVIRUS producing tumors in primates. Originally isolated from a fibrosarcoma in a woolly monkey, WMSV is a replication-defective v-onc virus which carries the sis oncogene. In order to propagate, WMSV requires a replication-competent helper virus.
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