Because of Some of the Problems with Explaining How the First

question 54

Multiple Choice

Because of some of the problems with explaining how the first RNA organisms originated, an alternative possibility has been proposed in which ____.

• A) proteins and RNA evolved simultaneously
• B) DNA existed before RNA
• C) lipids functioned as enzymes
• D) a different form of life existed before the RNA world
• E) viruses functioned as carriers for RNA

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