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Virion
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fully formed virus able to establish an infection
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capsid
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protein coats that enclose and protect the viruses nucleic acid
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capsomer
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each capsid is constructed from identical subunits called capsomers
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the capsid together with the nucleic acid are called
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nucleocapsid
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viruses lacking an envelope are called:
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naked or nonenveloped
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two structural types of capsids:
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helical and icosahedral
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exposed proteins on the outside of the viral envelope are called __ and are essential for the attachment of the virus to the host cell
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SPIKES
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adsorption
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binding of virus to specific molecule on host cell
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penetration
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genome enters host cell
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uncoating
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the viral nucleic acid is released from the capsid
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