Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who proposed the chemical evolution of life

  1. Darwin

  2. Lammarck

  3. Oparin

  4. Haechel
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Explanation

Alexander Oparin, a Soviet biochemist, proposed the theory of chemical evolution in his 1924 book 'The Origin of Life.' His hypothesis suggested that life arose through gradual chemical evolution of organic molecules in Earth's early atmosphere. This differed from Darwin's biological evolution theory.

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