English Dictionary

viral sex

noun

The process by which two viruses meet in a single host and reproduce to create a new virus that includes genetic material from both of them.

The video went viral on social media.

意味（1）

The process by which two viruses meet in a single host and reproduce to create a new virus that includes genetic material from both of them.

Bacterial and viral sex, we believe, evolved in response to nucleic acid-threatening radiation and led to the spread of genes as small genetic entities in protected packets [Sonea and Panisett, 1983].