First universal common ancestor

The first universal common ancestor (FUCA) is proposed to have been a non-cellular entity that was the earliest organism with a genetic code capable of performing biological translation of RNA molecules to protein formation through peptide synthesis. Its descendants would include the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) and, therefore, all modern cells.

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First universal common ancestor

The first universal common ancestor (FUCA) is proposed to have been a non-cellular entity that was the earliest organism with a genetic code capable of performing biological translation of RNA molecules to protein formation through peptide synthesis. Its descendants would include the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) and, therefore, all modern cells.

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