Information AboutVirusoid |
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In size and structure, virusoids are similar to Viroid s (circular RNA molecules that infect plants but don't require an assistant virus). Virusoids, while being studied in Virology , are not considered as viruses but as subviral particles. Since they depend on helper viruses, they are classified as Satellite s. In the Virological Taxonomy they appear as Satellites/Satellite nucleic acids/Subgroup 3: Circular satellite RNAs. The term ''virusoid'' is also sometimes used more generally to refer to all satellites. |
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