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Viral Structures > Virion > Nucleocapsid

Preferred term

Nucleocapsid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • a protein-nucleic acid complex of a virion

Scope note

  • A protein-nucleic acid complex which forms part or all of a virion. It consists of a CAPSID plus enclosed nucleic acid. Depending on the virus, the nucleocapsid may correspond to a naked core or be surrounded by a membranous envelope.

History note

  • 97; was VIRAL N PROTEIN (NM) 1983-96

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019251

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