Saturday, October 24, 2009

Properties

Viral Genome :  DNA or RNA contained in Protein coat or Capsid

Shape            :  Various shapes

Size               :  10 - 100 nm

May or may not have lipid bilayer envelope and contains viral enzymes. These carry out viral replication and assemply.



( Image of various virus shapes: cesarharada.com/pearls/category/structure/ )