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Virus envelope is known as...

Virus envelope is known as

A

capsid

B

virion

C

nucleoprotein

D

core

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(a) Structurally viruses are very diverse varying widely in size, shape and chemical composition. The nucleic acid of virus is always located within the virion particle and surrounded by a protein shell called capsid. The protein coat is composed of a number of individual protein molecules called structural subunits. The complex of nucleic acid and proteins, packaged in the virion is called the virus nucleocapsid.
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