Selective prebiotic formation of RNA pyrimidine and DNA purine nucleosides

The nature of the first genetic polymer is the subject of major debate 1 . Although the ‘RNA world’ theory suggests that RNA was the first replicable information carrier of the prebiotic era—that is, prior to the dawn of life 2 , 3 —other evidence implies that life may have started with a heterogene...

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