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(biology, paleontology, taxonomy) The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life..
If Gram-positive Bacteria and Archaea did diverge first from the cenancestor, then it would be reasonable to assume that these groups should be monophyletic.
Use cenancestor when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cenancestor means (biology, paleontology, taxonomy) The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life..
Common synonyms include concestor, last common ancestor, last universal ancestor, last universal common ancestor.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If Gram-positive Bacteria and Archaea did diverge first from the cenancestor, then it would be reasonable to assume that these groups should be monophyletic.
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