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Miller’s experimental setup replicated the conditions of primitive Earth and witnessed the formation of complex organic molecules, such as _______.

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proteins
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Urea
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ammonia
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amino acids
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Solution

The correct option is D amino acids
Stanley Miller and his advisor Harold Urey in 1953, created experimental conditions similar to those of primitive Earth and could synthesise several significant substances like amino acids, adenine, sugars etc. from the contents of their high-energy chamber experimental setup. These organic substances were formed when raw materials like carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and water vapour were allowed to react under the right conditions.

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