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What is a virion?

What is a virion? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (virology) A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).
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The concatemers are processed into mature chromosomes with cohesive ends, and packaged into prohead shells, during virion assembly.
First, with respect to virion structure, the virions of both evolved from an icosahedral symmetry to a reniform or bacilliform shape.
The virion of MuLV classifies it as a C-type virus, which assembles at the surface of infected cells, and acquires a plasma membrane envelope as it buds from a cell.
The virion reproduces itself as from its genetic material only by replicating its genome.
The RT enzyme converts the single-stranded virion into doublestranded DNA for subsequent integration into the host cell genome.
Glycoprotein allows the virion to attach to a receptor on the host cell surface and thereby fuse with the host cell membrane, leading to infection.

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