Which of the following best describes the results of the Miller-Urey experiment?
A) It proved that DNA is the genetic material.
B) It produced proteins under conditions simulating the early Earth.
C) It created living cells from non-living materials.
D) It produced some simple organic compounds from a mixture of gases presumed to have existed in the early atmosphere.
E) All of these results of the Miller-Urey experiment.

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The Miller-Urey experiment demonstrated that simple organic compounds, such as amino acids, could be synthesized from inorganic precursors under conditions thought to resemble those of early Earth. This finding suggested a possible pathway for the abiotic synthesis of the building blocks of life.

Which of the Following Best Describes the Results of the Miller-Urey