RNA is a multifaceted molecule and key component to the success of life. Which of the following statements about RNA is most accurate?
a. RNA is incapable of storing information, but it is vital in converting the information embedded in DNA to useful proteins.
b. The world was most likely filled with DNA-life first, which evolved to produce RNA-life.
c. There is no link between RNA and the possibility of it being a precursor to cellular life.
d. It is possible that this complex molecule could have been a self-replicating system.
e. RNA is an enzyme.
Ans: e. RNA is an enzyme.
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