Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Phylogenetics And Systematics subtree

Inferred organism from which all extant cellular life descends (~3.5-4.0 Gya). Already had translation, DNA replication, core metabolism; specific habitat (hydrothermal vent?) contested.

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Phylogenetic tree
Gene tree vs species tree

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