EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The outer protein coat of a virus is known as the capsid. It consists of several oligomeric structural subunits made of a protein called protomers which cover the nucleic acid which is present in the virus and protects it when virus inserts itself into the host.

Detailed explanation-2: -This protein coat is called a capsid, and the instructions for making the protein subunits of the capsid are encoded in the nucleic acid genome of the virus.

Detailed explanation-3: -A capsid is the protein shell of a virus, enclosing its genetic material.

Detailed explanation-4: -Virus particles contain the viral genome packaged in a protein coat called the capsid. For some viruses, the capsid is surrounded by lipid bilayer that contains viral proteins, usually including the proteins that enable the virus to bind to the host cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -The protein coat is made up of protein subunits called capsomere. Additional layer of lipid molecules may envelope the protein coat. Synonym(s): capsid (virology)