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Origin of DNA
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RE: Origin of DNA
May 10, 2012 at 7:48 pm
(May 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm)Chuck Wrote:
(May 10, 2012 at 6:19 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: It seems to me that, considering that all living things (so far as I know) have DNA, it happened simultaneously with the appearance of life.

No, some promising current theories suggests life predates DNA, and was instrumental in synthesizing the first DNA.

Additionally there are theories that predict RNA, TNA or PNA preceded DNA.
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Origin of DNA - by Gooders1002 - May 10, 2012 at 5:16 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by 5thHorseman - May 10, 2012 at 5:17 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Gooders1002 - May 10, 2012 at 5:39 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Anomalocaris - May 10, 2012 at 6:21 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Paul the Human - May 10, 2012 at 6:19 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Anomalocaris - May 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Phil - May 10, 2012 at 7:48 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Minimalist - May 10, 2012 at 7:23 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Paul the Human - May 10, 2012 at 7:55 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Phil - May 11, 2012 at 10:52 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Minimalist - May 11, 2012 at 11:02 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Phil - May 11, 2012 at 11:15 pm
RE: Origin of DNA - by Welsh cake - May 12, 2012 at 4:37 am
RE: Origin of DNA - by Gooders1002 - May 13, 2012 at 1:43 am

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