Phenotypic reconstruction of the last universal common ancestor reveals a complex cell
F. El Baidouri, C. Venditti, S. Suzuki, A. Meade, S. Humphries
This study reconstructs the phenotype of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) using ancestral character reconstruction, finding it to be a complex prokaryotic cell with a cell wall, motility, and thermophilic traits.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology