An apricot is a fruit or the tree that bears the fruit of several species in the genus Prunus (stone fruits). Usually, an apricot tree is from the species P. armeniaca, but the species P. brigantina, P. mandshurica, P. mume, and P. sibirica are closely related, have similar fruit, and are also called apricots. Apricot tree in central Cappadocia, Turkey.
An icosahedral virus is a virus consisting of identical subunits that make up equilateral triangles that are, in turn, arranged in a symmetrical fashion. A special type of icosahedral shape, called a prolate, is a variant of the icosahedral viral shape and is found in bacteriophages.rtem is a doctor of veterinary medicine and has taught science and medicine at the college level. Learn about the different shapes viruses can have, such as helical, icosahedral, prolate, complex and enveloped. Find out why one shape is particularly useful from an energetic standpoint.
A regular icosahedron is a gyroelongated pentagonal bipyramid and a biaugmented pentagonal antiprism in any of six orientations. The name comes from Greek ÎµÎ¯ÎºÎ¿ÏÎ¹ (eikosi) , eÃ­kosi meaning, twenty and (ÎµÎ´ÏÎ±) , hedra hÃ©dra. meaning seat