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Alexander Rich first proposed the concept of the RNA world in 1962, and Walter Gilbert coined the term in 1986. Alternative chemical paths to life have been proposed, and RNA-based life may not have been the first life to exist. Even so, the evidence for an RNA world is strong enough that the hypothesis has gained wide acceptance. The concurrent formation of all four RNA building blocks further strengthened the hypothesis. (Full article...)
...that adaptations enable living organisms to cope with environmental stresses and pressures?
...that maintained gene flow between two populations can also lead to a combination of the two gene pools, reducing the genetic variation between the two groups?
...that all forms of natural speciation have taken place over the course of evolution, though it still remains a subject of debate as to the relative importance of each mechanism in driving biodiversity?
...that despite the relative rarity of suitable conditions for fossilization, approximately 250,000 fossil species are known?
...that genetic sequence evidence thus allows inference and quantification of genetic relatedness between humans and other apes?
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