Question

How are viroids different from viruses?

Answer 1

1. Viroids are communicable entities that affect plants that are smaller than viruses.
2. A virus is an infectious substance consisting of nucleic acid molecules surrounded by a coat of protein.

Viroids	Viruses
1.RNA doesn't code for protein	1.RNA codes protein
2.It consists of a single circular DNA	2.It consists of numerous DNA
3.RNA is copied only in nuclear space	3.RNA is copied in cytoplasm and nucleus