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What makes up the coat for a virus?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

protein makes up the coat of a virus

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What is the nucleic acid core in a virus called?

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What is a virus's coat?

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What is the structure of typical virus?

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A is not a living thing it is made of genetic material inside a protein coat?

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What is the potein coat that surrounds a virus?

This coat is called a capsid. Sometimes these have a lipid envelope.


What is the protein coat the surrounds a virus call?

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Does a virus have eukaryotes?

thank makes no sence.. a eukaryote is a cell with a nucleus. technically a virus isn't even a cell... its just DNA/ rna in a protein coat. it cannot reproduce unless it has a host cell to insert its DNA/rna into.