Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 4SQ
According to one hypothesis, negatively charged clay particles played a role in early ______ .
- a. protein formation
- b.
DNA replication - c. photosynthesis
- d. oxygen declines
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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