capsomere
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cap·so·mere
(kăp′sə-mîr′) or cap·so·mer (-mər)n.
One of the individual subunits that make up a viral capsid.
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capsomere
(ˈkæpsəˌmɪə) orcapsomer
n
(Zoology) any of the protein units that together form the capsid of a virus
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cap•so•mere
(ˈkæp səˌmɪər)n.
any of the protein subunits of a capsid.
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