It protects the virus and its genetic material
Genetic material, such as DNA or RNA.
Plants have an outer coat to protect the plant inside and keep it moist?
The nucleic acid of a virus is covered by a protein capsid.
A core virus is typically made up of a genome, which contains the virus's genetic material (DNA or RNA), surrounded by a protein coat called a capsid. Some viruses may also have an outer lipid envelope derived from the host cell membrane.
The three parts of a virion are the genetic material (DNA or RNA), the protein coat (capsid), and sometimes an outer lipid envelope. The genetic material contains the instructions for replicating the virus, the protein coat provides protection and facilitates attachment to host cells, and the envelope helps the virus enter host cells.
Protein capsid.
It is called the capsid, and is usually composed of separate sub-units called capsomeres.
Genetic material, such as DNA or RNA.
When a virus enters a bacterium, the bacterium may discard its own DNA and start producing viral components instead. The viral components take over the bacterium's cellular machinery to replicate themselves.
To match and dock with proteins on the outside of cells they are going to enter.
A virus has a protective protein coating called the capsid. The capsid is a cover for the genetic material inside, either RNA or DNA.
The outer coat is not normally eaten
protein makes up the coat of a virus
Plants have an outer coat to protect the plant inside and keep it moist?
If a virus has one, yes, and it's often referred to as a "protein coat."
protein
The nucleic acid of a virus is covered by a protein capsid.