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Reconstructing gene content in the last common ancestor of cellular life: is it possible, should it be done, and are we making any progress?
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2014
bioRxiv
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I review recent literature on the reconstruction of gene repertoire of the Last Universal Common Ancestor of cellular life (LUCA). The form of the phylogenetic record of cellular life on Earth is important to know in order to reconstruct any ancestral state; therefore I also discuss the emerging understanding that this record does not take the form of a tree. I argue that despite this, "tree-thinking" remains an essential component in evolutionary thinking and that "pattern pluralism" in
doi:10.1101/013326
fatcat:bqtrpvdst5d6lknie6ejknd7ny