NEET Botany Viruses & Viroids Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Viroids consist of a single circular RNA molecule without a protein coat.
Reason (R): Viroids are similar to viruses in their ability to be crystallised.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Viroids are indeed composed of a single circular RNA molecule without a protein coat, but unlike viruses, they cannot be crystallised.
Found an issue with this question?
Related Questions
More from Viruses & Viroids
More from
What are the asexual spores produced exogenously on the special mycelium called conidiophores in fungi?
Match Column-I with Column-II. Column-I Column-II (a) Monera (i) Organisms with cell walls made of chitin (b) Protista (ii) Eukaryotic ...
Match Column-I with Column-II. Column-I Column-II (a) Chlamydomonas (i) Protozoa (b) Paramecium (ii) Euglenoid (c) Amoeba ...