Poxviridae
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Poxviridae
[päks′vir·ə‚dī] (virology)
A family of deoxyribonucleic acid-containing animal viruses that is characterized by its ability to replicate in the cell cytoplasm, includes the subfamilies Chordopoxviridae and Entomopoxviridae.
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