Rous sarcoma virus
Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) (/raʊs/) is a retrovirus and is the first oncovirus to have been described. It causes sarcoma in chickens.
| Rous sarcoma virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Pararnavirae |
| Phylum: | Artverviricota |
| Class: | Revtraviricetes |
| Order: | Ortervirales |
| Family: | Retroviridae |
| Genus: | Alpharetrovirus |
| Species: | Rous sarcoma virus |
As with all retroviruses, it reverse transcribes its RNA genome into cDNA before integration into the host DNA.
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