Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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1. The difference and similarity between the three models for the origin of the first cells.

2. The explained and unexplained features of the models for life.

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In order to explain the origin of the first cell, three different type of models are proposed that show replication, evolution, and origin of the living cells from the non-living materials. The prebiotic soup model, the metabolist model, and the RNA world model are the three types of models that explain the origin of the first cell.

 

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