Choose the organism which requires a single cellular gene to encode the protein making up the organism:
Correct answer: B. Prions
- A. Viroid
- B. Prions
- C. Virus
- D. Virion
Explanation
Prions are infectious proteins that do not have genetic material and are composed of a misfolded host protein.
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Biological classification uses taxonomic ranks, binomial nomenclature and shared characteristics to organize life into kingdoms. The major groups include prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants and animals, with comparisons based on cell type, cell wall, nutrition, body organization, reproduction and evolutionary relationships; prokaryotes lack a membrane-bound nucleus.
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