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Outer layer of a virus is called a capsid. It is the shell of protein which protects the nucleic acid, the brain of a virus. Capsid is composed of individual morphological units called capsomers.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoNormally it is called capsid that covers the nucleic acid (genome) of the virus. But in human viruses, we can see an outer membrane that can interact to cell receptors to access the entry of cell. capsid are made of proteins.
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∙ 12y agoYou might want to be more specific. The function is to protect the virus' DNA. If you are asking what the protein is, then it depends on the virus.
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∙ 15y agoprotein, often called the protein jacket.
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∙ 12y agocapsid
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∙ 9y agocapsid.
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∙ 14y agoThe capsid.
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∙ 12y agoa capsid
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