Q. Prions are
A) Infectious nucleic acids
B) Infectious lipids
C) Infectious proteins
D) Infectious nucleoproteins
Explanation
The causal agent of two human diseases called kuru disease and Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease and that of sheep called scrapie disease, is the ‘Prion’. It was first reported by Pruisner (1982). It is an infectious proteinaceous particle.
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