Asked in PMC Practice Test 11 (2021) 2021

Viroids lacks

Correct answer: C. Protective protein coat

  • A. RNA
  • B. Enzyme
  • C. Protective protein coat
  • D. All of these

Explanation

Viroids are small, circular, single-stranded RNA molecules that are infectious agents of plants. They are much smaller than viruses and lack many of the typical features of viruses, such as a protein coat or capsid, and do not encode any proteins.

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