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- Viroids are similar to viruses, but they are composed of a short, circular, single strand of RNA
- Unlike viruses, viroids do not have a protein coat
- When infecting cells, they bind RNA sequences to silence them and prevent host gene expression
Photo Credit: Author: Jakub Friedl (user kyknos), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Viroids cause multiple plant diseases, most studied :
- Potato-Spindle-Tuber viroid disease (PSTVd)
- Chrysanthemum-Stunt viroid disease (CSVd)
Similar to a viroid, Hepatitis D is a circular, single-stranded piece of RNA but, unlike a viroid, it affects humans.
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