SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
VIROID IS NOT HAVING
A
PROTEIN COAT
B
NUCLEIC ACID
C
BOTH 1 AND 2
D
NONE OF THESE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Viroids are pathogens that are smaller than viruses. It is a free RNA with a low molecular weight. It lacked the protein coat which is present in viruses and hence was termed viroid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, protein coat is absent in viroids. Q.

Detailed explanation-3: -Viroids are the smallest infectious pathogens known. They have free RNA without the protein coat which is called a capsid.

Detailed explanation-4: -viroid, an infectious particle smaller than any of the known viruses, an agent of certain plant diseases. The particle consists only of an extremely small circular RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule, lacking the protein coat of a virus.

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