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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a disease caused by ___________ in cows.

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viroids
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virions
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prions
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mycoplasma
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Solution

The correct option is C prions
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is a neurodegenerative disease of cattle caused by prions. Prions are misfolded protein molecules, which become infectious due to their ability to transfer their faulty structure to their normal variants too.

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