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24. : Some, but not all, viruses have a lipid layer that acts like a plasma membrane?

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Viral genetic material is packaged inside protein structures called capsids. Viruses are divided into two groups: enveloped viruses are surrounded by an outer lipid membrane; nonenveloped viruses lack this membrane. Where present, the envelope contains the viral proteins, which mediate binding to host cells.

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