Surouned In Protein

a: Capsid ~
b: a protein coat

What: "A capsid is like a protein coat. It protects the genes of the virus. Some have envelopes that surrounds the capsid so that it makes the virus look spherical. They also have a tail fiber that injects their DNA in the host cell."

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Date: May 1 2013 9:57 AM


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