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complex , and diverse , and this molecular diversity has made possible the diversity of organisms that have evolved on Earth . Proteins , DNA , carbohydrates , and other molecules that distinguish living matter from inanimate material ...
complex , and diverse , and this molecular diversity has made possible the diversity of organisms that have evolved on Earth . Proteins , DNA , carbohydrates , and other molecules that distinguish living matter from inanimate material ...
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Miller used a laboratory simulation of chemical conditions on the primitive Earth to demonstrate that the spontaneous synthesis of organic compounds could have been an early stage in the origin of life ( Figure 4.2 ) .
Miller used a laboratory simulation of chemical conditions on the primitive Earth to demonstrate that the spontaneous synthesis of organic compounds could have been an early stage in the origin of life ( Figure 4.2 ) .
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Evolution Connection Some scientists believe that life elsewhere in the universe might be based on the element silicon , rather than on carbon , as on Earth . What properties does silicon share with carbon that would make silicon ...
Evolution Connection Some scientists believe that life elsewhere in the universe might be based on the element silicon , rather than on carbon , as on Earth . What properties does silicon share with carbon that would make silicon ...
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