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What shapes does viruses come in?

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In general, the shapes of viruses are classified into four groups: filamentous, isometric (or icosahedral), enveloped, and head and tail. Filamentous viruses are long and cylindrical. Many plant viruses are filamentous, including TMV (tobacco mosaic virus).

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Viruses comes in four different types of shapes such as Polyhedral, Sperical, Helical and Complex.

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