Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 25, Problem 7TYK
In a population of self-replicating RNA molecules, natural selection would favor those molecules that:
a. have longer
b. have shorter nucleotide sequences.
c. replicate more rapidly.
d. replicate with a higher mutation frequency.
e. are transported across lipid membranes.
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