Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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The contradictory statements that life can only arise from pre-existing life and origination of life was spontaneous on the primitive earth. Reconcile these statements accordingly.
Introduction:
Life on earth evolved long back through several processes. There were multiple hypotheses proposed in order to support the very existence of life on the earth. The big bang theory suggests that the universe, which is observed, is just a part of it.
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