Last Universal Ancestor

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hypothetical organism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:LUCA
gptkb:Last_Universal_Common_Ancestor
gptkbp:compatibleWith a single individual
the first life form
the only ancestor of all life
a single species
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Eukaryotes
gptkb:Bacteria
Archaea
all current life on Earth
gptkbp:discusses scientific literature
origin of life debates
textbooks on evolution
gptkbp:existedApproximately 3.5 to 4 billion years ago
gptkbp:existedDuring gptkb:early_Archean_Eon
gptkbp:genomeType gptkb:gene
gptkbp:hasNoDirectFossilEvidence true
gptkbp:hasPossibleCellMembrane lipid bilayer
gptkbp:hasPossibleGeneticCode standard genetic code
gptkbp:hasPossibleHabitat gptkb:hot_springs
hydrothermal vents
marine environments
gptkbp:hasPossibleMetabolism anaerobic
thermophilic
chemolithoautotrophic
gptkbp:hasPossibleReplicationMechanism DNA replication
gptkbp:hasPossibleTranscriptionMechanism gptkb:RNA_polymerase
gptkbp:hasPossibleTranslationMechanism ribosomes
gptkbp:hasType prokaryotic
gptkbp:hasUncertainFeatures environment
metabolic pathways
Cell
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Last Universal Ancestor
gptkbp:inferenceMethod comparative genomics
ribosomal RNA analysis
gptkbp:isConceptualizedAs a population of organisms
gptkbp:relatedTo tree of life
horizontal gene transfer
origin of eukaryotes
origin of prokaryotes
universal common descent
gptkbp:studiedIn evolutionary biology
phylogenetics
gptkbp:subjectOf origin of life studies
molecular phylogenetics research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Last_Universal_Common_Ancestor
gptkb:LUCA_(Last_Universal_Common_Ancestor)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8