a process by which living organisms are thought to develop from nonliving matter, and the basis of a theory on the origin of life on Earth. ...
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The development of living matter from complex organic molecules that are self-replicating but non-living. It is generally assumed to be the process by which terrestrial life came about.
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biopoiesis The origin of life from inorganic matter. Primarily used to refer to theories about the chemical origin of life; such as, from a primordial sea, and most probably through a number of intermediate steps; such as, non-living but self-replicating molecules.
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