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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > viral morphology > nucleocapsid
Preferred Term:

nucleocapsid

Definition:
A unit of basic viral structure consisting of the viral genome and surrounding capsid.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
viral morphology
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • nucleocapsids
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/55372
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2018-05-30