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Which statement is true about viroids :
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It has single stranded RNA
Viroids: Key Characteristics Explained
Viroids are infectious disease-causing agents. Understanding their specific structure is crucial.
Evaluating Viroid Statements
- Option 1: Incorrect. Viroids are composed exclusively of RNA, not DNA, and they are typically single-stranded.
- Option 2: Incorrect. Viroids lack the protein coat (capsid) found in viruses. They are essentially just naked RNA.
- Option 3: Correct. The defining feature of viroids is that they consist of a short, single-stranded RNA molecule.
- Option 4: Incorrect. Viroids are RNA, not DNA. They are also primarily single-stranded, not double-stranded ('ds').
Based on their structure, the only accurate statement is that viroids possess single-stranded RNA.
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