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cenancestor

noun

Etymology

From cen- + ancestor.

  1. derived from ancessor
  2. derived from ancestre
  3. derived from ancestre
  4. formed as cenancestor — “cen- + ancestor”

Definitions

  1. The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common…

    The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.

    • If Gram-positive Bacteria and Archaea did diverge first from the cenancestor, then it would be reasonable to assume that these groups should be monophyletic.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cenancestor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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