Question

Do viruses have levels of the organization?

Answer 1

Levels of organization in viruses:

1. Yes, viruses have different layers of structure, with nucleic acid-based genes and a protein coat (capsid) made up of smaller units called capsomeres.
2. Viruses are split into two types based on their genome: DNA viruses and RNA viruses. Single-stranded or double-stranded DNA and RNA viruses can have a circular, linear, or segmented arrangement.
3. Every virus is different from the next.
4. Because they are not all the same, some can have either one subunit or multiple subunits.
5. There are two basic ways of arranging a multiple capsid protein subunits and viral genome into a nucleocapsid.
6. In some viruses, the protein subunits form helical arrays around an RNA or DNA molecule. In other viruses, the capsid proteins associate to form polyhedrons with icosahedral (20-sided) symmetry