Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 17, Problem 8TYK
An infectious material is isolated from a nerve cell. It contains protein with amino acid sequences identical to the host protein but no
a. prions.
b. Archaea.
c. toxin producers.
d. viroids.
e. spore formers.
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