Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 25, Problem 5TYK
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Introduction:
The Oparin–Haldane theory of the origin was discovered by two scientists, Aleksandr I. Oparin and J. B. S. Haldane, which tells that the prehistoric earth’s atmosphere enabled numerous reduction reactions that produced a large number of organic molecules.
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 25.1 - Why is the reducing nature of early Earths...Ch. 25.1 - Prob. 2SBCh. 25.2 - Prob. 1SBCh. 25.2 - Prob. 2SBCh. 25.2 - Prob. 3SBCh. 25.3 - Prob. 1SBCh. 25 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 25 - Which of the following is not a characteristic of...Ch. 25 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 25 - According to the OparinHaldane hypothesis, the...
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