Bonding

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Bonding
Covalent
Non-Covalent
Ionic Interactions Dipole-Dipole
Interactions Hydrogen bonds Van der Waals
contacts
The Hydrophobic Effect
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Biological Organisms are Aqueous
Solvent Water Affects H-bonding Interactions!
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Biomolecules in a Prebiotic Earth?
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Biomolecules in a Prebiotic Earth?
Yes, amino acids are generated.
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Adenine can be formed from HCN
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Even in a test tube, the population of molecules
can evolve.
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The Sequence is NOT Immutable
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RNA translates between the nucleic acid sequence
and the amino acid sequence
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RNA can be a Catalyst
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ATP the energy currency of living organisms
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Phospholipids Spontaneously form Lipid Bilayers