Question

How to draw viruses easily?

Answer 1

Viruses:

1. Viruses are small microscopic infectious agents that tend to use the host replicating machinery to reproduce inside it.
2. It consists of genetic material in the form of nucleic acids protected with a protein coat.
3. Examples of viruses are the Epstein-Barr virus, Adenoviruses, Hendra virus, Monkeypox virus, etc.

Labeling of the diagram:

1. The capsid determines the protein coat of a virus that encompasses the genetic material.
2. DNA(Deoxyribonucleic acids) is the genetic material that the virus carries inside nucleic acids.
3. Viruses can also have RNA as their genetic material.
4. The envelope of a virus is made up of cell membrane materials from the host cell, like phospholipids and proteins that help in covering up and protecting the genetic material.
5. Enzymes carried by viruses help in the conversion of RNA into DNA and also help in assembling the replicating machinery and survival of the virus inside a host cell.
6. RNA(Ribonucleic acid) of a virus helps in the synthesis of viral proteins from the DNA.