Question

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given .
The synthesis of DNA or RNA from the organic soup would have been guided by the actions of enzymes in the

• A. protein first hypothesis
• B. RNA first hypothesis
• C. clay catalyst hypothesis
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B RNA first hypothesis

The synthesis of DNA or RNA from the organic soup would have been guided by the actions of enzymes in the RNA first hypothesis, which is an imaginary stage in the evolutionary history of life in which RNA molecules proliferate before DNA and proteins. So, the correct option is "RNA first hypothesis".