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what are prions? (2mark question)

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The term prion was coined to mean proteinaceous infectious particle [Prusiner 1982]. It's usually pronounced PREE-on in the U.S.

Answer 2

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Prions are misfolded proteins with the ability to transmit their misfolded shape onto normal variants of the same protein. They characterize several fatal and transmissible neurodegenerative diseases in humans and many other animals.

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