How are self-replicating molecules, such as RNA molecules in the “RNA World” hypothesis, essential to the most popular hypotheses about the origin of life on Earth?

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anonymous · Answer

Well, self-replicating Molecules are important in the process of Evolution of species. Since the RNA (Ribonucleic acid) has an ability to self-replicate, it can start the evolution of Cellular life based on the DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid),

anonymous · Answer

Not finished actually....

Since self-replicating molecules have an ability to fold-proteins, copy itself, it starts life itself, creating larger, complex organisms, that can multiply as well.