Parasitology and Virology Introduction

to surround and protect the nucleic acid core

DNA or RNA, single stranded or double stranded

to surround the nucleocapsid with a phospholipid membrane

<p>the precise affinity of viral surface proteins or glycoproteins for complementary proteins or glycoproteins on the host cell surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>virion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>nucleocapsid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Very small RNA viruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>DNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Viruses are acellular and obligate intracellular parasites, whereas cells are cellular and can divide and grow on their own.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>10 nm to 500 nm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A proteinaceous capsid and a genome (either DNA or RNA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In an assembly-line manner using the enzymes and organelles of a host cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>helical, polyhedral (icosahedral), and complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The proteins and glycoproteins on the envelope play a role in the recognition of host cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>type of nucleic acid, presence of an envelope, shape, and size</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>from 24 nm to 500 nm in diameter</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They fill the region between the capsid and envelope.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is acquired from the host cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers