Abiogenesis is the natural process by which life arises from non-living matter, such as simple organic compounds.
Notes on verification
Claim matches standard scientific definitions of abiogenesis found across multiple reputable sources including Wikipedia, Britannica, and EBSCO. Definition is widely accepted terminology in biology, though the mechanism remains a hypothesis rather than proven fact.
Sources
- Abiogenesis (wikipedia)
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biology/abiogenesis/ (corroboration)
- https://www.britannica.com/science/abiogenesis (corroboration)
- https://fiveable.me/cell-biology/key-terms/abiogenesis (corroboration)
- https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/abiogenesis (corroboration)