Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The function of capsid, nucleocapsid, tegument, and envelope proteins and their differences from cellular proteins.
Introduction:
Viruses are well-structured
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B) After telophase, the contractile ring constricts the plasma membrane and forms a cleavage furrow.
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