What is meaning of inert crystalline structure ?
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Inert crystalline structure is the characteristic of viruses. They possess this property when they are outside the living cell i.e. their host. Crystalline structure basically refers to the crystal structure which is composed of a set of units arranged in such a way i.e. periodically repeated in three dimensions.
All viruses have a protein coat, capsid which is made up of capsomeres. This functions as a shell to protect the viral genome outside living cell from nucleases. This capsid during infection attaches to specific receptors exposed on the host cell.
After infecting a living cell, they take over the host machinery and start replicating themselves.
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Inert crystalline structure is the characteristic of viruses. They possess this property when they are outside the living cell i.e. their host. Crystalline structure basically refers to the crystal structure which is composed of a set of units arranged in such a way i.e. periodically repeated in three dimensions.
All viruses have a protein coat, capsid which is made up of capsomeres. This functions as a shell to protect the viral genome outside living cell from nucleases. This capsid during infection attaches to specific receptors exposed on the host cell.
After infecting a living cell, they take over the host machinery and start replicating themselves.
Hope this information will clear your doubts about the topic.
If you have any more doubts just ask here on the forum and our experts will try to help you as soon as possible.
Regards