Organic compounds of the kind required for the origin of early life readily dissolve in the warm waters of the mid-ocean ridge area, but these compounds are protected in that warm area by

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The organic compounds required for the origin of early life readily dissolve in the warm waters of the mid-ocean ridge area. However, these compounds are protected from degradation due to the anoxic (oxygen-free) conditions of the water in this area, which prevents the compounds from reacting with oxygen and breaking down.

Organic Compounds of the Kind Required for the Origin of Early