Prion diseases occur when _____

1.a mutation changes one amino acid in a protein, causing it to fold abnormally
2.abnormally folded proteins enter the body
3.bacterial infections trigger abnormal protein folding
4.1 and 2 only
5.1, 2 and 3


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Microsporidia were previously thought to be an early-branching taxon of Eukarya due to their parasitic lifestyle

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