Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 19, Problem 3SQ
Stanley Miller’s experiment demonstrated that__________
- a. Earth is more than 4 billion years old
- b. under some conditions, amino adds can assemble spontaneously
- c. oxygen is necessary for all life
- d. DNA is less stable than KM A
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 19 - According to the big bang theory, _______. a. the...Ch. 19 - An abundance of _______ in Earth's early...Ch. 19 - The Changing Earth Studies of ancient rocks and...Ch. 19 - Prob. 2DAACh. 19 - Prob. 3DAACh. 19 - Prob. 4DAACh. 19 - Stanley Millers experiment demonstrated...Ch. 19 - According to one hypothesis, negatively charged...Ch. 19 - The prevalence of _______ in living organisms is...Ch. 19 - Prob. 6SQ
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