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COJ Biomedical Science & Research

Study of Viruses Material

  • Open or CloseKheyrodin H*

    Department of Desert Science, Iran

    *Corresponding author: Kheyrodin H, Department of Desert Science, Iran

Submission: October 22, 2020; Published: April 16, 2021

Volume1 Issue5
April 2021

Abstract

Most viruses have either RNA or DNA as their genetic material. The nucleic acid may be single- or doublestranded. The entire infectious virus particle, called a virion, consists of the nucleic acid and an outer shell of protein. The simplest viruses contain only enough RNA or DNA to encode four proteins. A virus is a small parasite that cannot reproduce by itself. Once it infects a susceptible cell, however, a virus can direct the cell machinery to produce more viruses. Most viruses have either RNA or DNA as their genetic material. The nucleic acid may be single- or double-stranded.

Keywords:Nucleic acid; Structure; Uses; Viruses

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