'''Capsids'''[[Image:PapillomavirusCapsid.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Capsid of papillomavirus]]
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'''Capsids'''[[Image:PapillomavirusCapsid.jpg|thumb|right|100px|''Capsid of papillomavirus'' <br> Trus BL et al., WikiMedia Commons]]
This is the protein coat that surrounds the genome, and is responsible not only for genome protection but also recognition and attachment to the host cell
This is the protein coat that surrounds the genome, and is responsible not only for genome protection but also recognition and attachment to the host cell
*Form symmetrical structures, e.g. helix, icosahedron, rod, cone
*Form symmetrical structures, e.g. helix, icosahedron, rod, cone