The ____ provides evidence that RNA molecules generated the first proteins

a. redundancy of the genetic code
b. ability of rRNA to catalyze the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids
c. polymerase activity of some ribozymes
d. cleavage of mRNA molecules by rRNA
e. physical structure of polypeptides


ANSWER: b

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