Which of the Following Statements Correctly Describes a Difference Between

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements correctly describes a difference between viruses and prions?

• A) Viruses infect many types of cells, whereas prions infect only prokaryotic cells.
• B) Viruses have protein capsids surrounding nucleic acids, whereas prions are made only of nucleic acids.
• C) Viruses have genomes composed of RNA, whereas prions have genomes composed of DNA.
• D) Viruses replicate using its host's DNA replication machinery, whereas prions replicate using host's translation machinery.

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