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iron-sulfur world hypothesis: a standalone construct

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iron-sulfurworld hypothesis1 CONSTRUCTIron-sulfur worldWÄCHTERSHÄUSER · EVOLUTIONARY

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Evolutionary genetics

the proposal by Wachtershauser that life began as a metabolism on iron-sulfur mineral surfaces before genetic templates existed.

In evolutionary genetics, iron-sulfur world hypothesis refers to the proposal by Wachtershauser that life began as a metabolism on iron-sulfur mineral surfaces before genetic templates existed. This meaning comes from Wächtershäuser (1988) in Microbiological Reviews.[1]

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  1. Wächtershäuser, G. (1988). Before enzymes and templates: theory of surface metabolism. Microbiological Reviews, 52(4), 452-484. https://doi.org/10.1128/mr.52.4.452-484.1988

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