NEET2022BotanyBiological ClassificationActual
Mad cow disease in cattle and Cr Jacob disease in humans are due to infection by
Options
- ABacterium
- BVirus
- CViroid
- DPrion
Correct answer
D. Prion
Step-by-step solution
Mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and Cr . Jacob disease in humans are caused by misfolded, Infectious protein particle called Prion. These are proteins which attack neural tissues, generally.