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<p>The <b>last universal common ancestor</b> (<b>LUCA</b>) is the hypothesized latest common ancestral <a href="page.php?w=Cell_%28biology%29">cell</a> population from which all subsequent life forms descend under the <a href="page.php?w=three-domain_system">three-domain system</a> of <a href="page.php?w=Bacteria">Bacteria</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Archaea">Archaea</a>, and <a href="page.php?w=Eukarya">Eukarya</a>. Most studies suggest that the LUCA existed by 3.5 billion years ago, and possibly as early as 4.3 billion years ago or earlier. The nature</p><p>
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