The Smallest Known Infectious Agent, Consisting Only of Nucleic Acid

question 74

Short Answer

The smallest known infectious agent, consisting only of nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat, is a(n) ________.

---

Definitions:

Probability

The evaluation of how likely it is for an event to happen.

Independent Events

Two or more events where the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of the others occurring.

Conditional Probability

The probability of an event given that another event already occurred. The conditional probability of A given B is P(A ∣ B) = P(A ∩ B)/P(B).

P(B | A)

The probability of event B occurring given that event A has already occurred, a concept in conditional probability.