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Darwinian threshold

Darwinian threshold proper noun: a transition period during the evolution of the first cells, when genetic transmission moves from a predominantly horizontal mode to a vertical mode.

Proper noun

the Darwinian threshold

  1. A transition period during the evolution of the first cells, when genetic transmission moves from a predominantly horizontal mode to a vertical mode.

Synonyms of Darwinian threshold

Origin of Darwinian threshold

Introduced by Carl Woese.

Questions about Darwinian threshold

What does Darwinian threshold mean?
Darwinian threshold means a transition period during the evolution of the first cells, when genetic transmission moves from a predominantly horizontal mode to a vertical mode.
What part of speech is Darwinian threshold?
Darwinian threshold is a proper noun.

Words near Darwinian threshold in the dictionary

  1. Darwined out
  2. Darwiner
  3. darwinian
  4. Darwinian curvature
  5. Darwinian medicine
  6. Darwinian threshold
  7. Darwinian transition
  8. Darwinianism
  9. Darwinianly
  10. darwinians
  11. Darwinic

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