Examples of Virusoid in the following topics:
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Viroids
- Virusoids are circular single-stranded RNAs dependent on plant viruses for replication and encapsidation.
- The genome of virusoids consists of several hundred nucleotides and only encodes structural proteins.
- Virusoids are similar to viroids in size, structure, and means of replication.
- Virusoids, while being studied in virology, are not considered as viruses but as subviral particles.