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Definition of Nucleocaspid
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Nucleocaspid: The genome plus the protein coat of a viral. The genome is nucleic acid. The protein coat is the capsid. The term nucleocaspid was coined in 1963.