Bovine leukaemia virus RNA packaging signal
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This family represents the bovine leukaemia virus RNA
encapsidation
(packaging) signal which is essential for efficient viral replication
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RNA
Ribonucleic acid , or RNA, is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life....
encapsidation
Capsid
A capsid is the protein shell of a virus. It consists of several oligomeric structural subunits made of protein called protomers. The observable 3-dimensional morphological subunits, which may or may not correspond to individual proteins, are called capsomeres. The capsid encloses the genetic...
(packaging) signal which is essential for efficient viral replication
Viral replication
Viral replication is the term used by virologists to describe the formation of biological viruses during the infection process in the target host cells. Viruses must first get into the cell before viral replication can occur. From the perspective of the virus, the purpose of viral replication is...
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