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Which structure allows a virus to recognize and attach to receptors on the host cell?
cell wall
capsid protein
cell membrane
nucleic acid
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Capsid protein.
Viral surface proteins (part of the capsid in non-enveloped viruses, or envelope glycoproteins in enveloped viruses) mediate recognition and binding to host cell receptors.
Viral surface proteins (part of the capsid in non-enveloped viruses, or envelope glycoproteins in enveloped viruses) mediate recognition and binding to host cell receptors.
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