A Packaging Sequence is Involved in Which of the Following

Question

A packaging sequence is involved in which of the following assembly processes?
A) The assembly of the capsid around the genomic nucleic acid.
B) The correct binding of capsid proteins to each other.
C) The insertion of the viral glycoproteins in the envelope.
D) The acquisition of the envelope by the capsid.
E) The packaging of the matrix proteins into the virion.

Accepted Answer

The assembly of the capsid around the genomic nucleic acid involves a packaging sequence, which is a specific sequence of nucleotides that signals for the viral genome to be packaged inside the capsid. This is a crucial step in the assembly process of many viruses.