The Ancestral Protocells

question 76

Multiple Choice

The ancestral protocells

• A)may have contained RNA or DNA as their genetic material.
• B)may have evolved before the development of a true cell.
• C)may have had a lipid and protein membrane surrounding them,forming a proteinoid microsphere.
• D)may have contained a biochemical pathway for energy metabolism.
• E)All of the choices are correct.

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