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... simpler still ( Figure 18.2 ) . Lacking the structures and metabolic machinery found in cells , most viruses are little more than genes packaged in protein coats . We will begin with the structure of these simplest of all genetic ...
... simpler still ( Figure 18.2 ) . Lacking the structures and metabolic machinery found in cells , most viruses are little more than genes packaged in protein coats . We will begin with the structure of these simplest of all genetic ...
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... simplest of viral cycles , the parasite is a DNA virus with a capsid consisting of a single type of protein . After the viral nucleic acid molecules and capsomeres are produced , their assembly into new viruses is often a spontaneous ...
... simplest of viral cycles , the parasite is a DNA virus with a capsid consisting of a single type of protein . After the viral nucleic acid molecules and capsomeres are produced , their assembly into new viruses is often a spontaneous ...
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... Simplest Infectious Agents As small and simple as viruses are , they dwarf another class of pathogens : viroids . These are circular RNA molecules , only several hundred nucleotides long , that infect plants . One viroid disease has ...
... Simplest Infectious Agents As small and simple as viruses are , they dwarf another class of pathogens : viroids . These are circular RNA molecules , only several hundred nucleotides long , that infect plants . One viroid disease has ...
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