Early life may refer to:
Biology
In relation to Earthly history of life
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RNA world, early in the history of terrestrial life
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Ediacaran
The Ediacaran ( ) is a geological period of the Neoproterozoic geologic era, Era that spans 96 million years from the end of the Cryogenian Period at 635 Million years ago, Mya to the beginning of the Cambrian Period at 538.8 Mya. It is the last ...
period, early in the history of terrestrial life
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Cambrian Explosion period, early in the history of terrestrial life
In relation to biological organisms
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Zygote
A zygote (; , ) is a eukaryote, eukaryotic cell (biology), cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes.
The zygote's genome is a combination of the DNA in each gamete, and contains all of the genetic information of a new individ ...
, at the start of an organism's life
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Embryo
An embryo ( ) is the initial stage of development for a multicellular organism. In organisms that reproduce sexually, embryonic development is the part of the life cycle that begins just after fertilization of the female egg cell by the male sp ...
, early in an organism's life
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Foetus
A fetus or foetus (; : fetuses, foetuses, rarely feti or foeti) is the unborn offspring of a viviparous animal that develops from an embryo. Following the embryonic stage, the fetal stage of development takes place. Prenatal development is a ...
, early in an animal's life, occurring before birth
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Larva
A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...
, an early stage in many animal life forms before maturity
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Child
A child () is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking ...
, early human life
Other uses
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My Early Life'' (book), 1930 autobiography by Winston Churchill
See also
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Early Life Stage test
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Early Stage (disambiguation)
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Life (disambiguation)
Life is the characteristic that distinguishes organisms from inorganic substances and dead objects.
Life or The Life may also refer to:
Human life
* Human life (disambiguation)
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