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Viruses, Viroids,Prions and Lichens

Question

Mad cow disease in catttle is caused by an organism which has :-

Easy

A

Inert crystalline structure
B

Abnormally folded protein
C

Free RNA without protein coat
D

Free DNA without protein coat

Solution

Prions consist of abnormally folded protein. The most notable diseases caused by prions are bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) commonly called mad cow disease in cattle and its analogous variant CR – Jacob disease (CJD) in humans.

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