The First Genes on Earth Were Probably

question 62

Multiple Choice

The first genes on Earth were probably

• A) DNA produced by reverse transcriptase from abiotically produced RNA.
• B) DNA molecules whose information was transcribed to RNA and later translated in polypeptides.
• C) auto-catalytic RNA molecules.
• D) oligopeptides located within protobionts.

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