Last Universal Common Ancestor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Last_Universal_Common_Ancestor
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hypothetical organism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:LUCA
gptkb:Last_Universal_Ancestor
cenancestor
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:universal_genetic_code
shared biochemistry of life
universal cellular machinery
universal features of life
universal metabolic pathways
universal ribosomal structure
gptkbp:cellType prokaryotic
gptkbp:compatibleWith a single individual
the first life form
the only ancestor of all life
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Eukaryotes
gptkb:Bacteria
Archaea
all current life on Earth
gptkbp:discusses scientific literature
biology textbooks
origin of life debates
gptkbp:existedApproximately 3.5 to 4 billion years ago
gptkbp:existedDuring gptkb:Archaean_Eon
gptkbp:genomeType DNA-based
gptkbp:hasCellMembrane yes
gptkbp:hasDNA yes
gptkbp:hasGeneticCode gptkb:universal_genetic_code
gptkbp:hasNoKnownFossils yes
gptkbp:hasProteinSynthesis yes
gptkbp:hasRibosomes yes
gptkbp:hasRNA yes
gptkbp:hasUncertainCharacteristics yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Last Universal Common Ancestor
gptkbp:isHypothetical yes
gptkbp:isNotIdentifiedWith a single cell
a single organism
a specific species
gptkbp:isReconstructedBy comparative genomics
phylogenetic inference
gptkbp:metabolism yes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:universal_tree_of_life
root of the tree of life
gptkbp:studiedIn evolutionary biology
gptkbp:subjectOf origin of life studies
phylogenetic studies
molecular evolution research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LUCA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7