The RNA world hypothesis proposes a hypothetical stage in the evolutionary history of life on Earth in which self-replicating RNA molecules proliferated before the evolution of DNA and proteins.
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The RNA world is a hypothetical stage in the evolutionary history of life on Earth in which self-replicating RNA molecules proliferated before the evolution of DNA and proteins.
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Alexander Rich first proposed the concept of the RNA world in 1962, and Walter Gilbert coined the term in 1986.
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Alexander Rich first proposed the concept of the RNA world in 1962, and Walter Gilbert coined the term in 1986.
Proposed By: Alexander Rich, History section (edge: proposed-by, Rich)
Alexander Rich first proposed the concept of the RNA world in 1962, and Walter Gilbert coined the term in 1986.
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