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Answer for the clue "A plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat ", 8 letters:
virusoid

Word definitions for virusoid in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Virusoid s are circular single-stranded RNAs dependent on plant viruses for replication and encapsidation. The genome of virusoids consist of several hundred nucleotides and does not code for any proteins. Virusoids are essentially viroids that have been ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat [syn: viroid ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A circular single-stranded RNA, similar but not identical to a viroid, dependent on plant viruses for replication and encapsidation.