What types of living organisms have no genetic material at all?

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2026-10-15 04:56

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The only entities known to lack genetic material are certain types of prions, which are infectious proteins that can induce abnormal folding of normal cellular proteins. Unlike viruses, which contain RNA or DNA, prions do not possess any nucleic acids. They propagate by triggering misfolding in other proteins, leading to diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

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