IB Biology: A2.1-RNA First Hypothesis

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What is one requirement for the formation of the earliest cells?

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What hypothesis suggests RNA was the basis for the formation of the first cell-like structure?

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According to the 'RNA first' hypothesis, what roles did RNA play in early cells?

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How was RNA formed according to the 'RNA first' hypothesis?

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What ability did RNA have that was crucial for early cell formation?

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What catalytic role did RNA play in early cells?

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What process occurred to help form early cells according to the hypothesis?

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What was RNA able to produce inside the cell?

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Why did DNA take over as the main genetic material?

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Why did proteins take over as the catalytic form (enzymes)?

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