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T.O. Diener discovered a:

1. free infectious DNA
2. infectious protein
3. bacteriophage
4. free infectious RNA

Correct answer: free infectious RNA

Solution

T.O. Diener identified viroids, which are small, naked, infectious RNA molecules that can cause plant disease. They are not proteins, bacteriophages, or DNA-based agents.

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