They are proteinous infectious agents.

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(D) Prions are abnormal,misfolded proteins that act as infectious agents.They do not contain any nucleic acids ($DNA$ or $RNA$).They are responsible f

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(D) Prions are abnormal,misfolded proteins that act as infectious agents.They do not contain any nucleic acids ($DNA$ or $RNA$).They are responsible for several neurodegenerative diseases in animals and humans,such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy $(BSE)$ in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease $(CJD)$ in humans.Therefore,the correct option is $D$.

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