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Dictionary » V » Viroid Viroidviroid (Science: plant biology, virology) Extremely small viruses of plants. Their genome is a 240-350 nucleotide circular rNA strand, extensively base paired with itself, so they resist RNAase attack. at one time the term was also used casually of self replicative particles such as the kappa particle in paramecium. ![]()
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microb problems... flask would contain beta_galactosidase? a. A b. B c. C d. A and B e. B and C My answer: e because lactose can be degraded to galactosidase. 4. Viroid contain a. only RNA b. only DNA c. only protein d. RNA and DNA My answer: d I read that viroid consist only of nucleic acid, not sure if it means ...
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hepatitis... you can only get hepatitis B if you come into contact with an infected person's fluids. Hepatitis D is not even caused by a virus, it caused by a viroid, located in the capsid of the hepatitis B virus
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about virus*Remembering the national lot* viroid(virusoid-they are the same thing)= small nude RNA particle, with small molecular weight(<100 kDa), no protein coat. because it does not have a protein coat it "hitches a ride" in a virus's capside. ...
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