Question

Most biology textbooks prior to 1990 listed the major function of ribonucleic acid (RNA) as transferring information from DNA to make proteins. In late 1989, Thomas Cech proposed that RNA had a second major function: as a catalyst for chemical reactions that occur inside the cell. His discovery surprised most scientists and caused the rewriting of many chapters in biology textbooks. What aspect of the scientific process does this best illustrate?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer would be - overgeneralization of a hypothesis.

Explanation:

In this case, the scientist uses to think and listed the transferring information from DNA to make proteins as the main and major function of the RNA until Thomas Cech proposed that it is the second most important catalyst that takes place in the cell and catalyzes cell's chemical reactions.

This illustrates major aspects of the scientific process: overgeneralization of a hypothesis as RNA is not just a molecule that assists and transfers the information but new evidence found it has catalytic activity also.