RNA world

Noun

Meaning

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RNA world (plural RNA worlds)

(biology) A hypothetical precursor to life on Earth in which RNA acted both as an information-storage molecule and as a catalyst

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Examples

The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth. Sidney Altman

Close letter words and terms

rna transcriptome rna transcriptomic profile RNA virus RNA-Seq RNAemia RNAi