Question

Prion consists of _____________.

• A. $DNA$
• B. $RNA$
• C. Both $DNA$ and $RNA$
• D. Protein

Answer 1

The correct option is D Protein

• A prion is an abnormal form of a normally harmless protein found in the brain that is responsible for a variety of fatal neurodegenerative diseases of animals including humans.
• All prion diseases in mammals affect the structure of the brain or other neural tissue and have no known effective treatment.
• Prion diseases are always fatal.
• Creutzfeldt Jakob disease is the prion disease in humans.

So the correct answer is 'protein'.