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... viroids , and prions are formidable pathogens in animals and plants 18.3 Rapid reproduction , mutation , and genetic recombination contribute to the genetic diversity of bacteria 18.4 Individual bacteria respond to environmental change ...
... viroids , and prions are formidable pathogens in animals and plants 18.3 Rapid reproduction , mutation , and genetic recombination contribute to the genetic diversity of bacteria 18.4 Individual bacteria respond to environmental change ...
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... viroid disease has killed over 10 million coconut palms in the Philippines . Viroids do not encode proteins but can replicate in host plant cells , apparently using cellular enzymes . These small RNA molecules seem to cause errors in ...
... viroid disease has killed over 10 million coconut palms in the Philippines . Viroids do not encode proteins but can replicate in host plant cells , apparently using cellular enzymes . These small RNA molecules seem to cause errors in ...
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... viroid diseases are abnormal development and stunted growth . An important lesson from viroids is that a single molecule can be an infectious agent that spreads a disease . But viroids are nucleic acid , whose ability to be replicated ...
... viroid diseases are abnormal development and stunted growth . An important lesson from viroids is that a single molecule can be an infectious agent that spreads a disease . But viroids are nucleic acid , whose ability to be replicated ...
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