Original: Specifically , the experiment tested Alexander Oparin 's and J. B. S. Haldane 's hypothesis that conditions on the primitive Earth favored chemical reactions that synthesized organic compounds from inorganic precursors .
Simplified: Specifically , the experiment tested Alexander Oparin 's and J.B.S. Haldane 's hypothesis that conditions on the primitive Earth favored chemical reactions that synthesized organic compounds from inorganic precursors .