3steps from the big bang
26things can go into it
DNA
MaterialSubstance
A sturdier store of genetic information than RNA. Stretched out, the DNA in one of your cells would be about 2 metres long.
First appearedAbout 4.2 billion years ago
Made Of
Everything is made of something.← What it takes
What it leads to →
Made from
Made with
Goes into
A sturdier store of genetic information than RNA. Stretched out, the DNA in one of your cells would be about 2 metres long.
From the big bang to DNA
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
nucleotidesdate unknown
DNAc. 4.2 bn yrs ago