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The virus first hypothesis, suggests that:

a.
viruses evolved from the living cells
b.
viruses may have been the first self-replicating entities
c.
viruses originate from bacteria cells
d.
viruses don't evolve

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User ChrisR
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the correct answer is B

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User James Brock
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Answer:

b.

viruses may have been the first self-replicating entities

Step-by-step explanation:

The “virus-first” hypothesis states that viruses predated cells and contributed to the rise of cellular life. A significant proportion of all the viral genomes encode for genetic sequences that lack clear cellular homologs. Presence of such virus-specific sequences provides support to their unique origin.

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