Protocells are considered a key step in the origin of life. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic typically associated with protocells?
Membrane-bound compartments
Simple metabolic activity
Ability to undergo fission
Developed DNA replication mechanisms
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The first enzyme on the primitive earth was/were
Proteins
DNA
RNA
Amino acids
The RNA world hypothesis proposes that RNA, not DNA, was the primary genetic material in early life. Which characteristic of RNA makes it a more plausible candidate for this role compared to DNA?
Double-stranded structure
Higher stability
Catalytic activity
Presence of thymine
Information molecule to get evolved first on the primitive earth was
Protein
DNA
RNA
All of these
Which macromolecule is believed to have been the first genetic material?
DNA
Protein
RNA
Carbohydrate
RNA is hypothesized to be the first genetic material because it can:
Form proteins directly
Repair DNA damage
Act as both a catalyst and store genetic information
Form a stable double helix
