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Capsid Protein
Definition 1
The outer protective shell of a virus. The structure of the shell is icosahedral with either helical or complex symmetry. Capsid proteins surround and protect the viral nucleic acid core. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
The outer protein protective shell of a virus, which protects the viral nucleic acid. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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