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Virion

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Definition: The infective system of a virus, composed of the viral genome, a protein core, and a protein coat called a capsid, which may be naked or enclosed in a lipoprotein envelope called the peplos.     
Examples Nucleocapsid
Other names Virus Particle; Virus Particles; Virions; Particles, Virus; Particles, Viral; Particle, Virus; Particle, Viral; Viral Particles; Viral Particle
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
p40 protein, nuclear polyhedrosis virus  148196-71-8   *Viral Proteins Virion Nucleopolyhedrovirus. J Invertebr Pathol 1991 Sep;58(2):290-3

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