Which of the Following Describes an Interesting Feature of the Reovirus

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes an interesting feature of the reovirus virion?

• A) It has two envelopes - one inner and one outer.
• B) The envelope has icosahedral symmetry, same as the underlying capsid.
• C) Each genome segment is wrapped into a helical nucleocapsid.
• D) The capsid consists of two concentric shells, both with icosahedral symmetry.
• E) The mature virion has open passages at each of the twelve vertices.

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