Last universal common ancestor
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The last universal ancestor (LUA), also called the last universal common ancestor (LUCA), or the cenancestor, is the most recent organism from which all organisms now living on Earth descend.
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See also
- Abiogenesis
- Bacterial phyla
- Common descent
- Most recent common ancestor
- Origin of the first cell
- Timeline of evolution
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