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NEET 2019
Exam
NEET
Year
2019
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Biological Classification

NEET 2019 · Botany · Biological Classification

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Options

  1. AViroids lack a protein coat
  2. BViruses are obligate parasites
  3. CInfective constituent in viruses is the protein coat
  4. DPrions consist of abnormally folded proteins

Correct answer

C. Infective constituent in viruses is the protein coat

Step-by-step solution

Viruses are obligate parasites (holoparasites) i.e. they cannot complete its life-cycle without exploiting a suitable host. Viruses are also called Nucleoprotein i.e. they have only genetic material (nucleic acids) enclosed within a capsid (protein coat). But, the infective constituent of a virus is its genetic material i.e., DNA or RNA. Only genetic material enters into the host cell, the protein coat remains outside the host cell.

Viroids lacks the protein coat and have only the genetic material (RNA). Prions are infectious proteins.

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