User:GrahamColm/virus/glossary template

A single, fully functional virus particle outside its host cell

The protein shell surrounding the virus's genes; this shell is made from many smaller proteins which are identical and are called capsomeres.

Some viruses have a bubble of fat that surrounds the virion.

A segment of DNA or RNA. Genes are like sentences made of the "letters" of the nucleotide alphabet, between them genes direct the physical development and reproduction of a virus. Different types of viruses have genes made from DNA or RNA but not both.

The animals, plants or bacteria that any one type of virus can infect.

The type of cell a virus can reproduce in

A grouping of viruses based on the antigens on the surface of virus.

All viruses of a type are identical and their particles have a cubical, helical or complex structure.