CUSTOM PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 3CC
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3. Compare the structure of an icosahedral capsid with that of a helical capsid. How do pentamers and hexamers associate to form a complete icosahedron? Which virus would have a longer helical capsid: a virus with a 7,200 base pair DNA genome or one with an 11,000 base ssRNA genome?
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