abiogenesis
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bio/astro
bio/eco
cegep/3
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64 words
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1 minute
Origin of life from inorganic compounds
Abiotic synthesis
Spontaneous formation of small organic molecules from inorganic molecules
2 hypotheses:
Prebiotic soup hypothesis
- Organic molecules formed in the atmosphere
Iron-sulfur world hypothesis
- Organic molecules formed at hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor
Joined to form proteins and nucleic acids
Packaged into protocells
Ajitani Hifumi