What Is a Prion

question 42

Multiple Choice

What is a prion?

• A)An infectious RNA particle.
• B)A particle similar to a satellite virus.
• C)An infectious DNA particle.
• D)An infectious protein particle.
• E)A type of virus.

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Definitions:

Experience-Dependent

Development of neural connections that is initiated in response to experience.

Experience-Expectant

Processes of brain development that seem to anticipate experiences that are universal in all normally developing members of our species.

Plasticity

The capacity of the brain to adapt or change in response to experiences or learning, including the formation of new neural connections.

Vision

The ability to perceive and interpret the surrounding environment through light in the visible spectrum striking the retina of the eye.