Select the correct statements. a. The most common form of prion disease that affects sheep is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. b. A prion is a type of glycoprotein that can trigger normal proteins in the liver to fold abnormally. c. Prions attack

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Select the correct statements. a. The most common form of prion disease that affects sheep is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. b. A prion is a type of glycoprotein that can trigger normal proteins in the liver to fold abnormally. c. Prions attack nerve cells producing neurodegenerative brain disease.

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Prions are discovered by Prusiner, these are smallest infectious protein particle which lacks nucleic acid. Prions cause diseases only in animals, no plant diseases caused by prions are reported. A prion is a type of protein that can trigger normal proteins in the brain to fold abnormally. The most common form of prion disease that affects humans is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, where the prions attack nerve cells and produces the neurodegenerative brain disease.

Select the correct statements. a. The most common form of prion disease that affects sheep is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. b. A prion is a type of glycoprotein that can trigger normal proteins in the liver to fold abnormally. c. Prions attack nerve cells producing neurodegenerative brain disease.

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