What are prions?
A) mobile segments of DNA
B) tiny circular molecules of RNA that can infect plants
C) viral DNA that attaches itself to the host genome and causes disease
D) misfolded versions of normal protein that can cause disease
E) viruses that invade bacteria

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Prions are misfolded versions of normal proteins that can cause disease. They are not mobile segments of DNA (A), tiny circular molecules of RNA that infect plants (B), viral DNA that attaches itself to the host genome and causes disease (C), or viruses that invade bacteria (E).

What Are Prions