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Agriculture · Q45

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 45

Q45

Genetic material of Prion is

A.
DNA
B.
RNA
C.
Protein
Answer
D.
Both DNA & RNA

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The genetic material of Prion is protein.
Prions are believed to be the causative agents of a group of rapidly progressive neurodegenerative diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, or prion diseases. They are infectious isoforms of a host-encoded cellular protein known as the prion protein.
A prion is composed of an abnormally folded protein that causes progressive neurodegenerative conditions, with two of the most notable being Bovine spongiform encephalopathy.