Which of the following hypotheses proposed to explain the evolutionary origin of viruses does not assume the pre-existence of living cells?
A) Viruses evolved from macromolecules.
B) Viruses evolved from plasmids that acquired genes for their own replication.
C) Viruses evolved by losing all the genetic information that is not absolutely required for reproduction.
D) The precursors of cellular DNA genomes may have been RNA molecules.
E) Viruses evolved from chromosomal elements.
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Q4: Bacteria contain plasmids because
A) they are essential
Q5: The two daughter cells that are formed
Q6: How does the reproduction of HIV and
Q7: Viral release from a eukaryotic cell
A) requires
Q8: Which of the following is not an
Q10: A drug researcher has developed a macromolecule
Q11: Which of the following does not contribute
Q12: Viroids have a genome but do not
Q13: Horizontal gene transfer occurs when one species
Q14: The ability to transfer DNA via conjugation
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