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Which of these is an infectious agent composed of both nucleic acids and protein?
A virus is an infectious agent composed of both nucleic acids (either DNA or RNA) and protein.
Is a prion a protein?
Yes, a prion is a type of protein that can cause infectious diseases in animals and humans.
Which of these is an infectious agent composed of a simple strand of RNA with no protein component?
Viroid
What causes CJD?
It is clear that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by an infectious agent, but it is not yet clear what type of agent that is.
What is a infectious agent composed of a simple strand of RNA with no protein component?
A infectious agent composed of a simple strand of RNA with no protein component is called a viroid. Viroids are smaller and simpler than viruses, consisting only of a short, circular RNA molecule. They can infect plants and disrupt their normal growth processes.
What is the combination of a virus's gentic material and protein called?
A virus has either RNA or DNA as it's genetic material and a protein coat. Together they are called a virus. Without either they are not infectious. There are some misfolded proteins called virons that are infectious but they are not considered to be viruses.
An infectious agent that consists only of protein is a?
An infectious agent consisting of a protein is a prion. This is a mis-folded protein. It can cause several central nervous system diseases including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Fatal Familial Insomnia and Kuru in humans. Spongiform Encephalopathy in cows, mink, and cats plus Scrapie in sheep.
Would the concept that all infectious agents contain either DNA or RNA be considered a scientific fact theory hypothesis or model?
None of those. Prions are infectious protein molecules which do not contain DNA or RNA.
Is Lou Gehrig's disease a genetic disorder?
It is caused by a prion. This an infectious protein not a virus.
What one of these is an infectious protein?
They are called Prion. This is the definition I fount at wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn: "an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system".
Which of these is an infectious protein viroid vector virus prion?
A prion is an infectious protein that can cause misfolding of normal proteins in the brain, leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Viroids are infectious agents made up of short, circular RNA molecules that can infect plants. A vector is an organism that can transmit a pathogen from one host to another, most commonly insects. Viruses are infectious agents that require a host cell to replicate and can cause a wide range of diseases in plants, animals, and humans.
What is an aberrant protein?
An aberrant protein is a protein that deviates from its normal structure or function due to mutations or errors in the genetic code. These abnormal proteins can lead to various diseases and health conditions.
