The Hypothesis That Suggests That RNA and Polypeptides Might Have

question 68

Multiple Choice

The hypothesis that suggests that RNA and polypeptides might have evolved simultaneously was proposed by

• A)Stanley Miller.
• B)Alexander Cairns-Smith.
• C)Charles Darwin.
• D)Gunter Wachtershauser
• E)Sidney Fox.

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