Infectious agents for which the nucleic acid genome is itself the entire infectious particle are called:
A) prions
B) viroids
C) viruses
D) bacteria
E) virions

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Viroids are infectious agents that consist solely of a short, single-stranded RNA molecule with no protective protein coat. They replicate within plant cells by using the plant's own enzymes, and can cause diseases such as potato spindle tuber disease and cadang-cadang disease in coconut palms.

Infectious Agents for Which the Nucleic Acid Genome Is Itself