Chapter 11, Problem 16PDQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The viral DNA having the length of 50 μm and the diameter of 20 Å, and whether the genome will fit into the viral head of 0.08 Å diameter or not.

Introduction:

The virus is described as the entities that perform all the biological activities inside the host cell. The genome of the virus is tightly packed inside the small head of the virus. This is achieved by the packaging of the genome in the condensed form. Different proteins are involved in the packaging of the genome in the head of the virus.

$\begin{array}{l}\text{Length of viral DNA}=\text{50 µm, }\\ \text{Diameter of circular DNA}=\text{20 Å,}\\ \text{Diameter of viral head}=\text{0}\text{.08 µm}\end{array}$