An Infectious Protein is A

Question

An infectious protein is a
A)bacteriophage.
B)prion.
C)retrovirus.
D)viroid.
E)papovavirus.

Accepted Answer

An infectious protein is a prion. Prions are proteins that can cause certain neurodegenerative diseases by adopting an abnormal conformation and inducing other normal prion proteins to do the same, leading to the formation of plaques and other pathological changes in the brain tissues.