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Do Viroids grow?


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Viroids:

  1. Small, circular, single-stranded RNAs called viroids are contagious diseases.
  2. Viroids can replicate themselves inside a host but do not actually "grow."
  3. They don't have a protein coating like viruses do.
  4. All known viroids are angiosperm residents, and the majority of them cause diseases with vastly varying economic value to people.
  5. Thus, Viroids are not actually grown.

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