nucleocapsid /nu·cleo·cap·sid/ (noo″kle-o-kap´sid) a unit of viral structure, consisting of a capsid with the enclosed nucleic acid. 
nucleocapsid
nucleocapsid [noo″kle-o-kap´sid]
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Nucleocapsid in a schematic diagram of HIV-1; molecules of protease, integrase, and reverse transcriptase, which also occur within the capsid, are omitted for simplicity.
nu·cle·o·cap·sid (n  kl - -k p s d)n. The basic structure of a virus, consisting of a core of nucleic acid enclosed in a protein coat. |
nucleocapsid
[no̅o̅′klē·ōkap′sid]
Etymology: L, nucleus + capsa, box
a viral enclosure consisting of a capsid or protein coat and a nucleic acid that it surrounds. Some viruses consist solely of bare nucleocapsids; others have more complex enclosures.
nucleocapsid [noo″kle-o-kap´sid]
a unit of viral structure, consisting of a capsid with the enclosed nucleic acid; it is generally inside the cytoplasm.
nucleocapsid
a minimum unit of viral structure, consisting of a protein capsid with the enclosed nucleic acid. For some viruses the nucleocapsid is enclosed within an envelope.
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