What Evidence Contributed to the Formulation of the RNA-First Hypothesis

question 59

Multiple Choice

What evidence contributed to the formulation of the RNA-first hypothesis?

• A) RNA was formed in MIller's experiment.
• B) RNA continues to evolve chemically today.
• C) More primitive cells, such as archaea, use an RNA only information system.
• D) RNA can sometimes be both a substrate and an enzyme during RNA processing.
• E) Protocells contain only RNA and lipids.

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Definitions:

Freud

The founder of psychoanalysis, Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, devised a method to cure psychopathologies by facilitating conversations between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Ethical Standards

Principles that govern the behavior of individuals and organizations, often serving as guidelines for moral and correct actions and decisions.

Superego

A component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory representing the internalized societal and parental standards of right and wrong.

Morality Principle

In psychoanalytic theory, a component of the superego that consists of the internalized standards of right and wrong guiding behavior.