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Can you see a viroids pathogen in a light microscope?
Viroids are smaller than viruses and cannot be seen using a light microscope as they lack a protein coat. They are typically detected using molecular techniques like PCR.
How are viroids and prions the same?
Both Viroids and Prions have nucleic acid, but Viroids have no outer protein coat.
Why is so little known about viroids?
Why is so little known about viroids
What is the smallest pathogen known for?
Prions, which require an electron microscope to be seen. These are the causative agent in bovine spongiform disease, "mad cow" disease. Their incredibly small size allows them to cross the blood/brain barrier.
Infectious naked strands of RNA are called?
Infectious naked strands of RNA are called viroids. Viroids are small, circular pieces of RNA that can infect plants and disrupt their normal growth and development.
How do viroids harm the plants that are infected with them?
the viroids harm the plants that are ifected with them by giving the plants some harmful thing
What are viroids and prions?
I have no idea so go ask someone else. The similarities between viroids and prions are that both are acellular pathogens, and do not grow and they differ in the sense that prions do not have nucleic acids while viroids have the nucleic acid,RNA.
What are the basic characteristics of viroids?
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Can viroids affect humans?
No, viroids do not infect or affect humans. They only infect plants, where they can cause diseases by interfering with the host plant's cellular processes.
Are prions and viroids smaller than a virus?
yes
Does a viroid have RNA?
yes . viroids have RNA but in naked condition.
Name the organism that is not even a whole cell?
Virus and viroids
