Multiple choice

The Russian scientist who proposed the theory of origin of life was:

  1. Oparin

  2. Haldane

  3. Miller

  4. Fox

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A Correct answer
Explanation

A.I. Oparin, a Russian biochemist, proposed the theory of chemical evolution (abiogenesis) in 1924, suggesting that life arose gradually from inorganic molecules through increasing complexity. J.B.S. Haldane independently proposed a similar theory (Oparin-Haldane hypothesis).