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Capsid

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miridnoun(entomology) Any insect of the family Miridae, a plant bug.
mirid bugnounA mirid.

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mirid bugnounA mirid.
miridnoun(entomology) Any insect of the family Miridae, a plant bug.
icosahedralOf, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
nucleocapsidnoun(biology) The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein
supercapsidnounA membrane, composed of lipid, protein and carbohydrate, that encloses some viruses
capsomerenounAny of the individual protein subunits of a viral capsid
ribonucleocapsidnounThe capsid of an RNA virus
pericapsidnounviral envelope
capsidationnounThe formation and development of capsids
incapsidationnounThe construction of a virus capsid surrounding its genetic material
hexamernounAn oligomer having six subunits.
noncapsidAny protein that is not a capsid
pentonnounA pentagonal capsomere of an adenovirus capsid.
procapsidnoun(biochemistry) A capsid that contains no viral nucleic acid.
capsomernouncapsomere
nanocapsidnounA nanoscale capsid, especially one engineered as a drug-delivery system
proheadnounA procapsid.
capsitenoun(biochemistry) A capped end of a nucleic acid molecule
polyhedrinnoun(biochemistry) A protein that forms the crystalline matrix of viral polyhedral bodies
encapsulinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a family of structural bacterial proteins

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