GO:0039617 / Cellular Component

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May 27, 2024, 8:45 p.m.

GO:0039617

T=3 icosahedral viral capsid

The protein coat that surrounds the infective nucleic acid in some virus particles where the subunits (capsomeres) are arranged to form an icosahedron with T=3 symmetry. The T=3 capsid is composed of 12 pentameric and 20 hexameric capsomeres.