protocell

(noun)

A self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of polypeptides proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life

Related Terms

  • enantiomer

Examples of protocell in the following topics:

  • Unresolved Questions About the Origins of Life

    • The question of how simple organic molecules formed a protocell is largely unanswered.
    • On the other hand, once a simple protocell capable of replication forms, upon encountering its specific antigen, evolution then takes it course and the myriad ways in which cells try to survive can be understood.
    • However, the question of how simple organic molecules form a protocell is largely unanswered.
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