Consider the following statements regarding the formation of micromolecules and choose the correct answer:
1. The molecules which have molecular weight below 100 daltons are called micromolecules
2. According to Miller (1965), most of the glycine and many amino acids were formed from CO2, CO, H2 and NH2 in gaseous state due to electric discharge
3. Purines and pyrimidines are thought to be originated from hydrogen cyanide in the primitive earth due to condensation reactions in the presence of heat or radiations
4. Pyrroles, the probable precursors of porphyrins, were likely formed at a very late stage of chemical evolution due to speculated reaction between ethylene and acetylene
A. Only 1, 2 and 3 are true
B. Only 1, 3 and 4 are true
C. Only 1, 2 and 4 are true
D. Only 2, 3 and 4 are true
Answer: Option A
Related Questions on Gentics and Evoloution
A piece of DNA molecule that can serve as a carrier for the gene to be cloned is called as a
A. Virus
B. Vector
C. DNA junk
D. Gene factor
A haploid organism contains only one set of chromosomes, and is said to be
A. Homozygous
B. Heterozygous
C. Hemizygous
D. Holozygous
Which of the following is the correct pair?
A. Darwin - Use and disuse of organs
B. de Vries - Mutation theory
C. Lamarck - Origin of life
D. Haldane - Law of heredity

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