Question

Describe the RNA world hypothesis and discuss specific evidence that supports this scientific hypothesis.

(im not very good at these if you could get me headed in the right direction that would be wonderful)

Answer 1

@Olyalhic The \(RNA\) world refers to the self-replicating ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules that were precursors to all current life on Earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_world

The discovery of ribozymes supported a hypothesis, known as the RNA World Hypothesis, that earlier forms of life may have relied solely on RNA to store genetic information and to catalyze chemical reactions.

This hypothesis was proposed independently by Carl Woese, Francis Crick and Leslie Orgel in the 1960s -- decades before the discovery of ribozymes -- and soon after the double-helical structure of DNA was determined.
Ref: http://exploringorigins.org/ribozymes.html

Answer 2

@Koikkara thanks again