RNA world hypothesis

hypothetical phase of the history of life, in which self-replicating RNA proliferated
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Summary

RNA world hypothesis is a scientific hypothesis[1]. It draws 823 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_hypothesis category, ranking #11 of 69).[2]

Key Facts

  • RNA world hypothesis's instance of is recorded as scientific hypothesis[3].
  • RNA world hypothesis's subclass of is recorded as era[4].
  • RNA world hypothesis's subclass of is recorded as hypothetical scientific object[5].
  • RNA world hypothesis's part of is recorded as history of life[6].
  • RNA world hypothesis's start time is recorded as +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • RNA world hypothesis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06fcw[8].
  • RNA world hypothesis's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/RNA-world-hypothesis[9].
  • RNA world hypothesis's Quora topic ID is recorded as RNA-World-Hypothesis[10].
  • RNA world hypothesis's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 132328[11].
  • RNA world hypothesis's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 155242204[12].
  • RNA world hypothesis's related image is recorded as RNA-comparedto-DNA thymineAndUracilCorrected.png[13].
  • RNA world hypothesis's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C155242204[14].

Body

Geography

RNA world hypothesis's part of is recorded as history of life[6].

Designation and Status

RNA world hypothesis's instance of is recorded as scientific hypothesis[3].

Why It Matters

RNA world hypothesis draws 823 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_hypothesis category, ranking #11 of 69).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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