Find out the structure given below in the picture:
A
prion
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B
Virion
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C
Bacteria
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D
Probiotics
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Solution
The correct option is A prion Prion is a “protinaceous infectious particle”. Prions have neither DNA or RNA to transmit infection. A prion is a mutted form of a usually harmless protein.
Prions cause diseases by affecting brain or neural tissue.
Example: Creutzfeldt-Jackob disease. Another example is Kuru- associated with cannibalism.