Reconstructing the last universal common ancestor
Infer the cellular, metabolic and genetic properties of the common ancestor of archaea and bacteria while accounting for horizontal transfer and subsequent gene loss.
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Infer the cellular, metabolic and genetic properties of the common ancestor of archaea and bacteria while accounting for horizontal transfer and subsequent gene loss.
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