Posted: December 18th, 2015

Based on the work of Thomas Cech and Sidney Altman, why is RNA thought to have been the first type of genetic material?

Based on the work of Thomas Cech and Sidney Altman, why is RNA thought to have been the first type of genetic material?

A.RNA is made of nucleotides.

B.RNA is single stranded and more simple than DNA.

C.RNA contains uracil which was abundant in the early atmosphere.

D.RNA can be both a substrate and an enzyme.

E.RNA can be converted into DNA.