n.
The basic structure of a virus, consisting of a core of nucleic acid enclosed in a protein coat.
nucleocapsid
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(nū'klē-ō-kăp'sĭd, nyū'-)
n.
n.
The basic structure of a virus, consisting of a core of nucleic acid enclosed in a protein coat.
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A minimum unit of viral structure, consisting of a protein capsid with the enclosed nucleic acid. For some viruses the nucleocapsid is enclosed within an envelope.
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Mentioned in
- Coronaviridae (virology)
- Orthomyxoviridae (virology)
- Papovaviridae (virology)
- virion
- Torovirus
- Togaviridae (virology)
- capsid
- envelope
- Rhabdoviridae
- Filoviridae
- Animal virus (virology)
- Herpesviridae
- Prokaryotae
- Virus classification (virology)
