From molecular to cellular form: modeling the first major transition during the arising of life

Abstract Background It has long been suggested that Darwinian evolution may have started at the molecular level and subsequently proceeded to a level with membrane boundary, i.e., of protocells. The transformation has been referred to as “the first major transition leading to life”. However, so far,...

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Main Authors: Shaolin Yin, Yong Chen, Chunwu Yu, Wentao Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1412-5