= Hypercycle (chemistry)
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In the context of chemistry, a **hypercycle** refers to a model used in theoretical biology and the study of chemical evolution, particularly in relation to the origins of life. The concept was introduced by mathematician and theoretical biologist Manfred Eigen in the 1970s. A hypercycle is a cyclic sequence of macromolecules, such as RNA or proteins, that serve to catalyze each other's replication or metabolism in a cooperative manner.
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