cenancestor

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Definition of cenancestor in English English dictionary

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

the wealth of phylogenetic information older than the cenancestor itself may be larger than realized.

Synonyms

last common ancestor, concestor, last universal common ancestor, last universal ancestor, lca, lua, luca

Etymology

() *cen- +‎ ancestor