According to one of the main hypotheses for the origin of life, what must have come first?

A. abiotic synthesis of organic monomers
B. joining of small molecules to produce macromolecules
C. packaging of molecules into pre-cells
D. formation of replicating molecules that made inheritance possible


A. abiotic synthesis of organic monomers

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