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What are the fundamental properties that Gánti suggested life should have?
What are the fundamental properties that Gánti suggested life should have?
- Metabolism, DNA replication, and a bilipid membrane
- Metabolism, self-replication, and a protein membrane
- Metabolism, self-replication, and a bilipid membrane (correct)
- Metabolism, photosynthesis, and a lipid bilayer
What did Gánti consider the chemoton to be?
What did Gánti consider the chemoton to be?
- A specific type of bacteria
- A type of chemical reaction
- A type of lipid bilayer
- The original ancestor of all organisms (correct)
What are the three subsystems contained in a chemoton?
What are the three subsystems contained in a chemoton?
- An autocatalytic network for metabolism, a lipid bilayer for structural organisation, and a replicating machinery for information (correct)
- An autocatalytic network for DNA replication, a lipid bilayer, and a structural organization
- A metabolic network, a protein bilayer, and a replicating machinery for information
- A photosynthetic network, a protein bilayer, and a replicating machinery for information
What is the significance of the chemoton model in relation to the origin of life?
What is the significance of the chemoton model in relation to the origin of life?
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According to Gánti, what properties would classify a system as 'alive'?
According to Gánti, what properties would classify a system as 'alive'?
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