Darwinian threshold

English

Etymology

Introduced by Carl Woese.

Proper noun

the Darwinian threshold

  1. A transition period during the evolution of the first cells, when genetic transmission moves from a predominantly horizontal mode to a vertical mode.
    Synonym: Darwinian transition
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