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viral capsid

protein coat that surrounds the infective nucleic acid in some virus particles
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viral capsid

Summary

viral capsid is a cellular component[1]. It draws 637 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #42 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • viral capsid's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • viral capsid is a type of virion component[4].
  • viral capsid's Commons category is recorded as Capsid[5].
  • viral capsid's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019028[6].

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Definition and Type

viral capsid's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3]. It is a type of virion component[4].

Why It Matters

viral capsid draws 637 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #42 of 301).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → virion component
    Instance of → cellular component
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28020, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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