Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 13 - Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and Prions - Questions For Review - Visualize It! - Page 412: 1d

Answer

Assembly.

Work Step by Step

Though scientists have not completely determined what occurs during this stage of replication, it appears that as capsomeres accumulate within the cell, they begin to spontaneously attach to one another, which then forms new capsid heads. Then, tails assemble and attach to heads, while tail fibers attach to tails, which forms mature virions.
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