SCIENCE
VIRUS AND BACTERIA
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Question
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What is the protein coat called on a virus?
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Codon
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Capsule
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Capsid
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Corpuscle
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The proteins making up the capsid are called capsid proteins or viral coat proteins (VCP). The capsid and inner genome is called the nucleocapsid.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses have a protein coat called capsid, that encloses their genetic material.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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