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What comes first, the chicken or the egg?


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Two non-chickens mated and the DNA in their new zygote contained the mutations producing the first true chicken. ChaCha on!

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The egg came first, the zygote cell is the only place where DNA mutations could produce a new animal, and is housed in the egg.

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The egg came before the chicken. Thanks for using ChaCha.

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The egg came before the chicken. Keep on doing the ChaCha.

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Scientists think the egg probably came first. When have you known someone to change species in the middle of their life? ChaCha!

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The zygote cell is the only place DNA could make a new animal. The zygote cell is in the egg. So, the egg must have come first!

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The first chicken zygote cell is the only place where DNA mutations could produce a new animal. So, the egg must have come first.

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The egg comes first since you need a zygote from an egg to produce a chicken. Thanks for asking ChaCha!

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Prior to that first true chicken zygote, there were only non-chickens. So, the egg must have come first. ChaCha on!

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