The virus world hypothesis (also called the virus-first hypothesis, the virus early hypothesis or the co-evolution hypothesis) proposes that self-replicating virus-like genetic elements existed before cellular life and contributed to its emergence. It is one of the main frameworks used to explain the origin of viruses.
The virus world hypothesis (also called the virus-first hypothesis, the virus early hypothesis or the co-evolution hypothesis) proposes that self-replicating virus-like genetic elements existed before cellular life and contributed to its emergence. It is one of the main frameworks used to explain the origin of viruses.
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