A microbiologist obtained two pure isolated biological samples: one of a virus,and one of a viroid.The labels came off during a move from one lab to the next,however.The scientist felt she could distinguish between the two samples by analyzing for the presence of a single type of molecule.What type of molecule would she be looking for to differentiate between the two?
A) DNA
B) Protein
C) Lipids
D) RNA
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