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Molecular biology

the hypothesis that early life relied on RNA both to store genetic information and to catalyze reactions before DNA and proteins.

In molecular biology, RNA world refers to the hypothesis that early life relied on RNA both to store genetic information and to catalyze reactions before DNA and proteins. This meaning comes from Gilbert (1986) in Nature.[1]

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References

Gilbert, W. (1986). Origin of life: The RNA world. Nature, 319(6055), 618-618. https://doi.org/10.1038/319618a0

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