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In his classic experiment on the formation of amino acids, Stanley Miller passed an electric discharge in a mixture of

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Steam, CH4, H2 and NH3
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CH4, CO2, O2 and H2
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NH3, O2, H2 and steam
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CH4, H2, N2 and steam
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The correct option is A Steam, CH4, H2 and NH3
Miller tested Oparin and Haldane's theory, that organic compounds could be produced in a reducing atmosphere of primitive earth. The gaseous mixture he took for his experiment comprised of methane, ammonia, water vapour and hydrogen.

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