Illustration viruses
Viruses (singular virus)
- Virus envelope
Lipid bilayer - Capsule (capsid)
Protein shell
Capsomeres - nucleic acid
(RNA or DNA viruses)
Ribonucleic acid
Deoxyribonucleic acid - Membrane proteins
Lipid proteins (spikes) - Capsomer (subunit)
A - non-enveloped virus
(Nucleic capsid)
B - enveloped virus
(Virion)
Construction from:
Genetic material - Nucleic acids
Proteins - Proteins
Lipids (sometimes)
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