Review Oparins hypothesis and explain how it was tested experimentally

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Review Oparins hypothesis and explain how it was tested experimentally.

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Review Oparins hypothesis and explain how it was tested experimentally.

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Ilya Oparin's hypothesis, published in 1924, states that the first life on Earth evolved from simple, organic molecules. Oparin proposed that before life existed, the Earth's atmosphere contained mainly simple gases such as ammonia, methane, and hydrogen. He argued that due to the specific mix of these gases and the presence of energy, such as lightning and radiation, these molecules could join together to form l

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