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Viroids differ from viruses in having:

1. DNA molecules without protein coat
2. RNA molecules with protein coat
3. RNA molecules without protein coat
4. DNA molecules with protein coat

Correct answer: RNA molecules without protein coat

Solution

Viroids are tiny infectious particles made only of short circular RNA and they lack a protein coat. Viruses, in contrast, contain either DNA or RNA enclosed in a protein capsid.

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