COOPERATIVE EVOLUTION. “If RNA fragments self-ligate into self-replicating ribozymes they constitute networks. For example, three-membered networks represent highly cooperative growth behavior. If such networks compete directly with selfish autocatalytic cycles, the former grow faster. This clearly indicates the ability of RNA populations to evolve into higher complexity through cooperation which clearly outruns selfishness.”
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