MPSC Rajyaseva 2022 GS Paper 1 — Question 44
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व्हायराईड्स खालीलपैकी कोणत्या तीन विशेष गुणधर्माद्वारे ओळखल्या जातात ? / Viroids are identified on the basis of which of the following three characteristic features?
(a)विषाणूपेक्षा आकाराने बरेच लहान असणे / Much smaller in size than viruses
(b)गोलाकार रायबोन्यूक्लिक ॲसिड (RNA) रेणू ने बनलेले / Consist of circular RNA molecule
(c)RNA रेणू प्रबीन (प्रोटिन) आवरणाने आच्छादित असणे / RNA molecule covered by protein coat
(d)पादप पेशी (वनस्पती पेशी) संक्रमित करणे / Infect the plant cells
Viroids are infectious agents that are much smaller than viruses, consist of a short circular single-stranded RNA molecule, and infect plant cells. Unlike viruses, they lack a protein coat (capsid).
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