What are the two essential components of a virus

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Tnilsson · Answer 1 · 2021-11-21T16:14:48+0000

All viruses contain the following two components: 1) a nucleic acid genome and 2) a protein capsid that covers the genome. Together this is called the nucleocapsid. In addition, many animal viruses contain a 3) lipid envelope. The entire intact virus is called the virion.

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