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От ЛУКА до ЛЕКА и до родословното дърво на живота
From LUCA to LECA and to the Evolutionary Tree of Life

Author(s): Zdravka Kostova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education, Vocational Education, Adult Education, Higher Education , State/Government and Education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Distance learning / e-learning, Pedagogy
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: acetogenesis; methanogenesis; archaea; bacteria; metabolism of prokaryotes; LECA; horizontal gene transfer; origin of eukaryotes; endosymbiosis

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes contemporary research on early microbial evolution starting from LUCA (Last universal common ancestor) to the establishment of the two branches of the empire (superkingdom) Prokaryota – Archaea and Bacteria. Under discussion are the basic stages and driving forces of biochemical, physiological and biological evolution of acetogens and methanogens and the role of genetic divergency and natural selection for the creation of microbial diversity. An attempt was made for the representation of different views on the origin of the nucleus and other cellular components, connected to the evolution of the eukaryotic cell.

  • Issue Year: 31/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 23-52
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Bulgarian