The capsid, a protein coat composed of capsomeres, protects the nucleic acid within a virus.
The protein coat of a virus, called a capsid, is made of subunits called capsomeres and protects the nucleic acid.
| Text | The protein coat called capsid made of small subunits called capsomeres, protects the nucleic acid. |
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