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All viruses have nucleic acid and a protien coat called a capsid
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What structures are found in all viruses?
protein coat and nucleic acid
What are the two structures that all viruses have in common?
RNA (Ribo-nucleic Acid) and a Protein coat called the capsid.
Is viruses a producer or consumer?
Neither - viruses do not eat. There are debates about whether viruses are a form of life, or organic structures that interact with living organisms.
What structures do viruses have that allow them to identify a specific type of cell and attach to it?
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Why growing or cultivation of viruses is of medical importance?
-to isolate and identify viruses in clinical specimens -prepare viruses for vaccines -to research in detail the viral structures, multiplication cycles, genetics, and effects on the host cells
What is the structure of a virus like?
Viruses are ranges in different sizes and structures. HIV, HBV, influenza are all spherical in shape. Phages like T phages carry an icosahedral structures. M13 phages, ebola appear as hair like (or tube) structures. TMV appears as rod like structure.
What shapes do virus assume?
Viruses can be helical and icosahedral forms or even more complex structures. Most viruses are about one one-hundredth the size of the average bacterium.
Are viruses living structures based on the 7 properties of life?
No, They do not metabolize, they do not reproduce alone and they do not require sustenance. They are not cells.
What are the two main structures of a virus?
Viruses have a particular character that they need a living host to survive or they cannot otherwise live. Generally viruses have a capsid which has its viral RNA enclosed in it. Capsid is covered by thick membrane.
Does marapets have viruses?
all computer games risk you of having a viruses, but marapets has a lot of viruses!
Do sheep have viruses?
Sheep can catch viruses which can make them sick but they don't have viruses all the time.
What kind of viruses begins multiplying last?
All Viruses
