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NEET 2022
Exam
NEET
Year
2022
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Biological Classification

NEET 2022 · Botany · Biological Classification

Mad cow disease in cattle and Cr Jacob disease in humans are due to...

Mad cow disease in cattle and Cr\mathrm{Cr} Jacob disease in humans are due to infection by

Options

  1. ABacterium
  2. BVirus
  3. CViroid
  4. DPrion

Correct answer

D. Prion

Step-by-step solution

Mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)andCrand \mathrm{Cr}. Jacob disease in humans are caused by misfolded, Infectious protein particle called Prion. These are proteins which attack neural tissues, generally.
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