BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -A virus is made up of a core of genetic material, either DNA or RNA, surrounded by a protective coat called a capsid which is made up of protein. Sometimes the capsid is surrounded by an additional spikey coat called the envelope. Viruses are capable of latching onto host cells and getting inside them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Virus Core Structure The larger viruses contain in a core the nucleic acid genome complexed with basic protein(s) and protected by a single-or double layered capsid (consisting of more than one species of protein) or by an envelope (Fig.

Detailed explanation-3: -When a virus particle is independent from its host, it consists of a viral genome, or genetic material, contained within a protein shell called a capsid.

Detailed explanation-4: -All viruses have genetic material (a genome) made of nucleic acid. You, like all other cell-based life, use DNA as your genetic material. Viruses, on the other hand, may use either RNA or DNA, both of which are types of nucleic acid.