Is Dark Matter the Result of the Big Bang?

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How did dark matter form? and is dark energy a result of dark matter like gravity is a result of ordinary matter?
 
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There is no relationship between dark matter and dark energy, other then having "dark" in their name.
 
We don't know what dark matter is. It apparently was formed at the big bang.
 

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