In at least 125 wordsViruses, prions and viroids are non-living organisms that require a living cellular host in order toreproduce
January 10th, 2018
In at least 125 wordsViruses, prions and viroids are non-living organisms that require a living cellular host in order toreproduce. They cannot do it on their own. These parasites may be just a string of RNA, as in aviroid, or a length of DNA enclosed in a protein shell, as in a virus.Is it possible that these parasites may be links to the earliest days of the beginning of life on thisplanet? Using the information you have learned about biogenesis and explain why you think thismay be true or is false.