capsomer

capsomer
cap·so·mer 'kap-sə-mər or cap·so·mere 'kap-sə-.mi(ə)r n one of the subunits making up a viral capsid

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cap·so·mer (kapґso-mər) [L. capsa a box + Gr. meros part] the morphological unit of the capsid of a virus.

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