Term Name: viral capsid
Synonyms:
Definition: The protein coat that surrounds the infective nucleic acid in some virus particles. It comprises numerous regularly arranged subunits, or capsomeres.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0019028]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: capsomere viral capsid, decoration viral nucleocapsid viral portal complex viral scaffold
is a type of: virion component
has subtype: helical viral capsid icosahedral viral capsid