Where did RNA come from? (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

Where did RNA come from?

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The sugar ribose is more quickly phosphorylated compared to other sugars with the same chemical formula but a different shape. This selective phosphorylation could explain how ribose became the sugar molecule in RNA.

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