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Viruses tend to be specific in the cells they infect. Which of the labeled structures would assist the virus in infection of the proper host cell.

nucelocapsid



envelope proteins



viral genome



viral tegument

Viruses tend to be specific in the cells they infect. Which of the labeled structures-example-1

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The envelope protein is usually the "first contact" with the cell and can influence how easily a virus can attach to a host cell. Hope this answer makes sense and is of help!
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