(March 25, 2018 at 7:46 pm)polymath257 Wrote:Or metabolism first which is an excellent version(March 24, 2018 at 2:27 pm)Mathilda Wrote: Well done on recognising that the neutral gene theory is a theory. Extra bonus points for recognising that theories are derived from evidence and observations.
We don't yet know how DNA first formed but it would have been some form of self-organisation. Science is always learning more.
Personally I hold to the metabolism-first school of abiogenesis.
Well, the RNA world has a lot of evidence to support it. Whether it came after a purely metabolism based life is not clear. Given the capabilities of RNA to catalyze various important reactions, the distinction may not be as large as many in the past thought.
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