Origin of Life

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The origin of life can mean:

  • Biogenesis , development of life from already existing life
  • Chemical evolution , the first development of life from inanimate matter
  • Evolution , scientifically based development history of living beings
  • Ontogenesis , development history of an individual living being
  • Creation , religiously based development history of living beings
  • Spontaneous generation , spontaneous emergence of life from inanimate matter