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Note that a virus is classified according to the following things in sequence:
DNA/RNA virus
Capsid symmetry (i.e.: symmetry of the coating of the genome) icosahedral (i.e.: spherical), helical (i.e.: rods), complex
Envelope +ve or –ve
Size (i.e.: measured in nanometres)
Note that DNA viruses always replicate in the nucleus (exception Pox viruses), whereas RNA viruses replicate in the cytoplasm (exception ≫ retroviruses). Most of the viruses present are ≫ RNA.
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