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Chapter: Other Acellular Entities: Prions and Viroids
Collection: Viruses
Unit 5. Biological Diversity
Book: Biology
Read the 'Other Acellular Entities: Prions and Viroids' chapter online at:
Check your comprehension by answering those online MCQ questions:
Prions are infectious agents that consist of protein, but no DNA or RNA, and seem to produce their deadly effects by duplicating their shapes and accumulating in tissues. They are thought to contribute to several progressive brain disorders, including mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Viroids are single-stranded RNA pathogens that infect plants. Their presence can have a severe impact on the agriculture industry.
00:00 Other Acellular Entities: Prions and Viroids
00:19 Prions
04:06 Viroids
05:00 Career connection
06:18 Section summary
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Collection: Viruses
Unit 5. Biological Diversity
Book: Biology
Read the 'Other Acellular Entities: Prions and Viroids' chapter online at:
Check your comprehension by answering those online MCQ questions:
Prions are infectious agents that consist of protein, but no DNA or RNA, and seem to produce their deadly effects by duplicating their shapes and accumulating in tissues. They are thought to contribute to several progressive brain disorders, including mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Viroids are single-stranded RNA pathogens that infect plants. Their presence can have a severe impact on the agriculture industry.
00:00 Other Acellular Entities: Prions and Viroids
00:19 Prions
04:06 Viroids
05:00 Career connection
06:18 Section summary
©Copyright 2022 Jobilize LLC all rights reserved.