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katrin2010 [14]
3 years ago
7

What are the three main parts that comprise a virus

Biology
1 answer:
rewona [7]3 years ago
7 0
I believe the 3 main parts that make a virus would be its Nucleic content - DNA and or RNA, A protein coat surrounding the nucleic acid called a capsid, and the tail used for injecting viral genome into the host cell.
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