A Current Leading Hypothesis About the First System of Inheritance

question 52

Multiple Choice

A current leading hypothesis about the first system of inheritance in the earliest life-forms involves

• A) self-replicating DNA molecules.
• B) self-replicating RNA molecules aided by ribozymes.
• C) proteins that served as templates for RNA molecules, leading to the formation of DNA.
• D) self-replicating polypeptides aided by ribosomes.

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