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What is the structure of bacteria?

what is the structure of a virus?

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Structure of a virus

Step-by-step explanation:

At the center of all viruses the DNA or RNA is found enclosed by the capsid. The Capsid is a capsomere (type of protein) coat that is designed to protect the DNA or RNA.

The capsomere contains genes that allow the virus to transfer its nucleic acid into the host cell.

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Structure. Bacteria (singular: bacterium) are classified as prokaryotes, which are single-celled organisms with a simple internal structure that lacks a nucleus, and contains DNA that either floats freely in a twisted, thread-like mass called the nucleoid, or in separate, circular pieces called plasmids. All viruses contain nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA (but not both), and a protein coat, which encases the nucleic acid. ... Some viruses are also enclosed by an envelope of fat and protein molecules. In its infective form, outside the cell, a virus particle is called a virion.
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