Biology

Sydney Mack

26 July, 23:13

Synthetic biologists are trying to create cells from raw material. One step in the process is encapsulating genetic material into a compartment. Researchers of the origin of life think that the earliest cells on Earth may have used RNA as their genetic material instead of DNA. As biologists consider which genetic material to use in creating their synthetic cells, which of the following characteristics of a single-stranded RNA genome should they keep in mind?

A. A newly synthesized RNA strand is not identical to the template strand.

B. No enzymes can produce RNA.

C. RNA cannot serve as a template.

D. RNA is highly chemically stable relative to DNA.