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BotanyBiological ClassificationViruses, Viroids and PrionsEasy2 minPYQ_2020
BotanyEasysingle choice
The following were the observations made for an infectious agent.
(i) smaller than a virus,
(ii) its nucleic acid had ribose as sugar
(iii) lacks a protein coat.
Select the disease/s it is most likely to cause.
Options:
Answer:
A
Solution:
Potato spindle tuber disease affects the potato plant where the tubers are malformed and stunts the growth of the plant. This disease is caused by viroids which are smaller than virus and without any capsid covering of protein. It is basically a free floating single strand RNA.
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Biological ClassificationSubtopic:Viruses, Viroids and Prions
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2020
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