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Cell Biology
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5. DNA to RNA to Protein
RNA and the Origins of Life
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Properties of RNA
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Life Requirements
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Evolution of RNA
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Problem
Choose all of the following properties that indicates RNA pre-dated both DNA and proteins.
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RNA has the ability to catalyze chemical reactions
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RNA is extremely stable
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RNA can fold into complex 3D shapes
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RNA can store information
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RNA is more complicated to make than DNA
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Problem
Ribozymes have catalytic functions because of why?
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They bind to proteins, which allow them to exert their effect on other molecules
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They are translated into proteins
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They can fold into 3D conformations that act similarly to proteins
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None of the above