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- noun Plural form of
procapsid .
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I wonder if there’s some sort of rotatory mechanism in DNA packaging into viral procapsids–the DNA itself is nicely built for a rotational motion either of the DNA or the surrounding machinery, and twisting the DNA as you insert it might go a long way toward solving the fundamental problem of how you precisely fit all that DNA so neatly inside of the viral capsid.
Vacuity of ID: Dembski: Vast Ignorance and Trifling Understanding - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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