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TMV

TMV

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A virus that infects tobacco and other plants
  • noun
  • /tiː ɛm viː/
  • Specialized
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  • Agricultural scientists often conduct experiments on TMV to improve crop resilience against viral infections.
  • TMV-resistance gene
  • TMV-resistance

Examples

  • Some TMV-resistant tomato varieties already exist.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The TMV receptor alerts cells to start the lesion-forming response.

    Academic text (1995)

  • If that happens, the tomato study could lead to similar transfers of the TMV-resistance gene into other susceptible crops.

    Academic text (1995)

  • This year's experiments with tomato seedlings rely on what Baker describes as "a very TMV-susceptible" line of tomatoes.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The TMV-resistance gene that Baker seized, dubbed simply "N," was known since the 1930s to be hidden inside tobacco's genetic makeup.

    Academic text (1995)

  • One-fourth of the pieces, or amino acids, that make up the protein from the Arabidopsis gene exactly match those produced by the TMV-resistance gene.

    Academic text (1995)

  • N may prove to be a TMV receptor—a molecule that recognizes the mosaic virus' arrival.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Researchers are studying how TMV affects tobacco plants to develop effective resistance strategies.

  • The discovery of TMV marked a significant milestone in virology as it was the first virus ever identified.

Synonyms

tobacco mosaic virus
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  • Specialized
4.7

A virus that infects tobacco and other plants, making leaves show light and dark patches

is the abbreviated short form used in writing and speech

Surface Forms

TMV singular
TMVs plural

Morphology

TMV = tobacco + mosaic + virus (semi-transparent) = T + M + V

An initialism formed from the initial letters of the phrase 'tobacco mosaic virus', so the connection to the full phrase is direct though it requires knowing the expansion. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]

Etymology

TMV comes from the three simple words tobacco, mosaic, and virus, where the 'mosaic' part means 'a pattern of light and dark patches' and tobacco shows the plant it often infects. That's why TMV names this particular plant virus and is famous as the first virus ever discovered.