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• Virion:

  The complete virus particle including the nucleic acid core and protein (capsid) coat prior to budding from its host cell.

• Virus:

  A small organism that is often pathogenic. Viruses have a simple structure that is composed of a protein shell which surrounds the viral genome. This genome can be RNA or DNA based (but not both). Some viruses have a fatty acid sheath that is wrapped over the protein shell. Viruses enter the host cell and generally utilize cellular components for survival and growth, hence, viruses can be thought of as intracellular parasites.

 

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