Which of the following acellular agents do not have any genetic material and therefore do notnot replicate?ANSWERProtistsBacteriaPrionsArchaea
Question
Which of the following acellular agents do not have any genetic material and therefore do not replicate?
- A) Protists
- B) Bacteria
- C) Prions
- D) Archaea
Solution
The correct answer is Prions.
Explanation:
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Prions are infectious agents composed entirely of protein and lack any nucleic acids (DNA or RNA), meaning they do not have genetic material. They replicate by inducing conformational changes in normal cellular proteins, which results in the formation of more prions.
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Protists, Bacteria, and Archaea all contain genetic material (DNA or RNA) and can replicate themselves.
Thus, among the options given, prions are the only acellular agents that do not have any genetic material and do not replicate in the traditional sense.
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