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B. Viroids And Prions Flashcards

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What does viruses contain?

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Nucleic acid and protein

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What are two types of infections molecules and what do they contain?

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Viroids contain RNAs
Prions contains proteins

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What are important characteristics of viroids?

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  1. Subviral pathogens: infectious RNAs
  2. Do not encode proteins
  3. Self-cleavage relates these to “RNA world”
  4. They are the smallest infectious agents known
  5. Viroids RNAs are similar to other RNAs in other molecules
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What was the first viroid identified caused?

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Potato Spindle Tuber disease

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