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What is this?
The Tobacco Mosaic Virus is a super tiny germ that makes plants, especially tobacco plants, sick. It causes their leaves to get spotty and crinkly, which stops them from growing big and strong.
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4 componentsKey Parts to Explore
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RNA (Genetic Material)
This is the virus's instruction manual, telling it how to make more copies of itself.
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Protein Coat (Capsid)
This is the tough outer shell that protects the RNA inside the virus.
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Capsomeres
These are the many small, identical building blocks that make up the protein coat.
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Helical Shape
This describes the spiral, rod-like form of the entire virus particle.
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Did You Know?
Did you know the Tobacco Mosaic Virus was the very first virus ever discovered by scientists, even before we fully understood what viruses were?
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Curriculum Tags
#tobacco mosaic virus#tmv#virus#plant virus#microorganism#pathogen#plant disease#biology
Creator: pladius
License: CC Attribution
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