RNA Evolution, RNA Function in RNA Viruses and the Origin of Life

Introduction
Plunging into the subject of RNA evolution and the origins of life coupled with viral evolution, is impossible without addressing a variety of parameters. This essay will concentrate on RNA evolution and the origins of life but unavoidably subjects as DNA evolution, amongst some, will be partially dealt with due to the strong relevance of their nature.
The RNA world hypothesis proposes that RNA was actually the first life-form on earth, later developing a cell membrane around it and becoming the first prokaryotic cell. …