Concepts of the last eukaryotic common ancestor

Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 338 - 344
Published: Feb 18, 2019
Abstract
Insight into the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA) is central to any phylogeny-based reconstruction of early eukaryotic evolution. Increasing amounts of data enable such reconstructions, without necessarily providing further insight into what LECA actually was. We consider four possible concepts of LECA: an abstract phylogenetic state, a single cell, a population, and a consortium of organisms. We argue that the view most realistically...
Paper Details
Title
Concepts of the last eukaryotic common ancestor
Published Date
Feb 18, 2019
Volume
3
Issue
3
Pages
338 - 344
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