The protein coat of a virus is commonly known as

✅Explanation:The protein coat that encloses the genetic material of a virus is called a capsid. It protects the viral genome and plays a role in viral attachment to host cells. 📌Other Options Explanations:
-Option A: Capsomere is an individual protein subunit that makes up the capsid.
-Option D: Coat protein is a more general term that can refer to any protein associated with a virus, including the capsid proteins.

🛑Additional Information :
-Viruses did not find a place in classification since they are not considered truly ‘living’.
-Viruses are non-cellular organisms.
-The name virus that means venom or poisonous fluid was given by Dmitri Ivanowsky.
-Viruses cause diseases like mumps, smallpox, herpes, and influenza.
-Viruses are mainly composed of nucleic acid and protein.
-The protein coat called capsid made of small subunits called capsomeres protects the nucleic acid.
-The virus is made up of protein and nucleic acid.
-Viruses can multiply in living cells only because they take over the machinery of the host cell to replicate themselves.
-Viruses could be crystallized and crystals consist largely of proteins. They are inert outside their specific host cell.