Medical Definition of Geminiviridae
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A family of plant viruses where the virions possess an unusual morphology consisting of a pair of isometric particles.
Transmission occurs via leafhoppers or whitefly and some viruses cause economically important diseases in cultivated plants. There are three genera: subgroup I geminivirus, subgroup II geminivirus, and subgroup III geminivirus.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Geminiviridae
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