Q. Coacervates are
A) Protobionts having polysaccharide, protein and $H_{2}O$
B) Protein aggregate
C) Protein and lipid aggregates
D) None of the above
Explanation
Oparin and Sydney Fox held that large organic molecules, synthesized abiotically on primitive earth, formed large colloidal aggregates due to intermolecular attraction. These colloidal particles were called coacervates, which are protobionts having polysaccharide, protein and water.
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