Suppose an alien form of life is discovered on Mars. Which of the following macromolecules would have to be discovered in this creature before scientists could suggest that life on Earth and life on Mars have similar methods for storing and transmitting genetic information?

A. lipid

B .complex carbohydrate

C. protein

D. polynucleotide

Question

Suppose an alien form of life is discovered on Mars. Which of the following macromolecules would have to be discovered in this creature before scientists could suggest that life on Earth and life on Mars have similar methods for storing and transmitting genetic information?

A. lipid

B .complex carbohydrate

C. protein

D. polynucleotide

anonymous · Answer

D. Nucleotide kind of sounds like nucleic acid to me... Now what sort of thing do we have in our cells that has some nucleic acids...