Which Statement Is NOT True About the RNA-First Hypothesis

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT true about the RNA-first hypothesis?

• A)It is supported by the discovery that RNA can act as an enzyme.
• B)It is supported by the fact that some viruses have RNA as their genetic material.
• C)It suggests that there was an "RNA world" about 4 billion years ago.
• D)It says that first RNA,then DNA,and then proteins would have been necessary to interact in the chemical evolution that would have led to the development of the first cells.

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