Question

What is the meaning of polyhedral virus?

Answer 1

Virus:

1. These organisms belong to the group of microorganisms, as they are not visible to the human eye.
2. Often causing infection, they are considered a non-living entities.
3. They become a living entities once they invade any organism.

Polyhedral virus:

1. Polyhedral viruses have nucleic acid encased in a polyhedral (many-sided) shell or capsid, which is commonly shaped like an icosahedron.
2. Adenoviruses is one example of this.
3. Adenoviruses are non-enveloped viruses having a double-stranded DNA genome surrounded by an icosahedral nucleocapsid.