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What are two types of capsid?
Helical and Icosahedral.
What are the three types of capsid?
helical capsid, icosahedral capsid and polyhedron capsid.
What parts does a virus contain?
There are different types of viruses .Most bacterial viruses possess capsid , genome , head , tail , tail fibers , end plate and collar . Enveloped animal viruses have envelop around capsid . Genome and capsid are essentially present in all viruses .
What are the two nucleic acid that a capsid of a virus may enclose?
DNA and RNA.
What viruses cannot?
They can not reproduce without a host as reproductive vector. They have no metabolism and do not preform cellular functions. Viruses are genetic material enclosed in a protein capsid.
What are the two parts does every virus have?
Every virus consist of a capsid and genetic material.
What are three functions of the capsid?
In a virus, the three functions of the capsid is to tightly pack the enzymes and genetic material, to protect the contents from degradation, and to prepare the contents for release upon interaction with a suitable host. This is the basis of the function of a spore.
What is the protein coat the surrounds a virus call?
The protein coat surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus is called the capsid. These are broadly classified according to their structures. Helical (cylindrical) and icosahedral (spherical) are the most common types.
What is the outer layer of a virus composed of?
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.
What is the potein coat that surrounds a virus?
This coat is called a capsid. Sometimes these have a lipid envelope.
What nucleic acids are present in a virus?
Viruses are composed of two main parts: an outer protein covering called a capsid and an inside core of either DNA or RNA. Not both DNA and RNA. Some of these have an envelope over the capsid.
What are the two structures that all viruses have in common?
RNA (Ribo-nucleic Acid) and a Protein coat called the capsid.
