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Viruses Vs Viroids

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What is absent in viroids that is present in typical viruses?

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About This Question

Subject
biology
Chapter
diversity in living world
Topic
viruses vs viroids
Difficulty
Medium
Year
2025
Tags
ViroidsViruses

Solution

Correct Answer:

Protein coat

  1. Virus Structure: Consists of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) enclosed in a protective protein coat called a capsid.
  2. Discovery of Viroids: T.O. Diener discovered an infectious agent smaller than viruses.
  3. Nature of Viroids: They consist only of 'naked' low-molecular-weight circular RNA.
  4. The Difference: They lack the protein coat (capsid) that is characteristic of viruses. They are mostly known to cause plant diseases like Potato spindle tuber disease.

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