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6.Evolution
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In the origin of life, microspheres are most primitive protobiont, which have a membrane of

A

Lipids and proteins

B

Lipids

C

Carbohydrates

D

fats

Solution

The covering membrane can be of the lipid bilayer if the mixture contains lipids and corresponding to cell membrane. Sydney Fox $(1950)$ heated a dry mixture of amino acids to $130^{\circ}-180^{\circ} C$. It formed proteins or polypeptides. The latter were cooled in water. It produced protenoid microspheres of $1-2 \mu m$ diameter.

Standard 12
Biology

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