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What is the function of a capsid

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Answer:In 4 or more complete sentences, describe the process of protein synthesis and explain how transcription and translation creates protein.

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Answer:1) it protects the nucleic acid from digestion by enzymes, 2) contains special sites on its surface that allow the virion to attach to a host cell, and 3) provides proteins that enable the virion to penetrate the host cell membrane and, in some cases, to inject the infectious nucleic

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