Multiple Choice
Why do researchers think the first self-replicating molecule was RNA?
A) RNA is the only type of molecule that can catalyze a chemical reaction.
B) RNA can carry information and catalyze chemical reactions.
C) Self-replicating molecules of RNA exist today, in human cells.
D) Fossil evidence of such a molecule was recently discovered.
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