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Potato Spindle-Tuber Disease, Which Causes Potatoes to Become Gnarled and Cracked

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Potato spindle-tuber disease, which causes potatoes to become gnarled and cracked, is caused by an infectious agent consisting of a small circular RNA molecule that totally lacks a protein coat. These infectious agents are thought to exert their effects by interfering with the cell's normal path of gene expression. Such an infectious agent is known as __________.


A) a provirous
B) a bacteriophage
C) a viroid
D) a virunette
E) an eviscerion

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