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A virus can have one of two structures. These are:
•Helical virus. A helical virus is rod- or thread-shaped. The virus that causes rabies is a helical virus.
•Icosahedral virus. An icosahedral virus is spherically shaped. Viruses that cause poliomyelitis and herpes simplex are icosahedral viruses.
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4 ways viruses can be classified?
viruses are classified by their shape,size,or job.
How are viruses classified by nucleic acids capsid shape and the presense of the envelope?
The baltimore system of virus classification can be used to classify viruses based on nucleic acids. Caspid shape I'm not so sure of, but the ICTV system is a good starting point.
What shape is sars?
Viruses are not alive and therefore taxonomists have not yet classified viruses into specific shapes. However, they are enveloped, single stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses (27-31kb) with club-shaped surface about 120-160 nm in diameter that resemble a "corona".
Why are viruses not classified into any five kingdom?
Viruses are not an organism at all. They are not alive.
What way is viruses not classified?
Bacteria are not classified by the number of chromosomes, or the type of mitochondria.
What are galaxies classified as?
they are classified by there shape .
What ways are viruses classified?
Certain poos
Are viruses classified as procaryotic or eucaryotic?
I don't knnow
Name ways viruses can be classified?
It depends on what you mean. If you mean types of viruses, there are:Virii,Trojans,and worms.
Are viruses eukaryotes?
No, viruses are neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic - they are non-living and can't be classified as a biological organism.
Why are there no cells in chickenpox?
Chicken pox is classified as a virus and viruses are not living things, so they are not classified as cells.
What viruses have the spacecraft shape?
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