heteroencapsidation

noun

The encapsidation of the genetic material of one type of virus with the coat protein of another

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Meanings

nounheteroencapsidation (usually uncountable, plural heteroencapsidations)

plural heteroencapsidations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe encapsidation of the genetic material of one type of virus with the coat protein of another

Origin

From hetero- + encapsidation.

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APA

heteroencapsidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroencapsidation

MLA

“heteroencapsidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroencapsidation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteroencapsidation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroencapsidation.

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