Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 2SQ
Summary Introduction
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Viroids are tiny, circular, infectious particles that consist of short RNA strands without a protein coat. Like viruses, these particles can replicate using host replication machinery.
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