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What structure allows viruses to attach to a specific host cell during the viral reproduction cycle?
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What structure allows viruses to attach to a specific host cell during the viral reproduction cycle?

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Answer: capsid

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A virus attaches to a specific receptor site on the host-cell membrane through attachment proteins in the capsid or proteins embedded in its envelope.

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