Two noncellular agents,smaller than viruses,are the infectious proteins called ________ and the infectious RNA strands called ________.

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Prions are infectious proteins, while viroids are infectious RNA strands. Virions are not smaller than viruses, as they are actually viruses themselves. Capsomeres are not infectious agents, but rather the protein subunits that make up the capsid of a virus. Phages are actual viruses, not prions or viroids.

Two Noncellular Agents,smaller Than Viruses,are the Infectious Proteins Called ________