Because of some of the problems with explaining how the first RNA organisms originated, an alternative possibility

has been proposed in which ____.



a. proteins and RNA evolved simultaneously
b. DNA existed before RNA
c. lipids functioned as enzymes
d. a different form of life existed before the RNA world
e. viruses functioned as carriers for RNA


ANSWER: d

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