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DiKsa [7]
3 years ago
11

Define virus, virion and viroid and explain the differences.

Biology
1 answer:
monitta3 years ago
5 0
Virus : <span>Any of various submicroscopic agents that infect living organisms, often causing disease, and that consist of a single or double strand of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein coat. Unable to replicate without a host cell, </span>viruses<span> are typically not considered living organisms

Virion : T</span><span>he infectious particle that is designed for transmission of the nucleic acid genome among hosts or host cells. A </span>virion<span> is not the same as a virus. I </span>define<span> virus as a distinct </span>biological<span> entity with five different characteristics

</span>Viroid: An infectious agent that consists solely of a single strand of RNA and causes disease in certain plants. Viroids<span> lack the protein coat (known as a capsid) of viruses and are the smallest known infectious agents.</span>
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