Question

According to the discovery made in $1980's$. RNA can act like enzyme to assemble new RNA molecules on RNA template. Which of the following statements is not proved by this theory?

• A. Coacervates may not have been the first step in the evolution of life
• B. Perhaps the first macromolecule was RNA
• C. Coacervates were the basis for the first cell
• D. After formation of RNA, stability of molecule improved by surrounding RNA within a coacervate

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

As in coacervates lipid outer membrane was absent and they cannot reproduce, they fail to fulfil the requirement as a candidate for precursor of life.