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In particular, it was assumed that a natural taxonomic system for microorganisms was feasible [ 2 ] . The goal of a natural taxonomic system is the formation of taxonomic groups that are defined by shared ancestry [ 3 ] . By definition, an ancestor that defines a monophyletic group can only give rise to members of this group.
Assuming that the ancestor had the same complement of tRNAs as E. coli, 15 were lost from within syntenic fragments and 39 were lost in regions between syntenic fragments.
This implies that most of the E. coli arrangements were present in the ancestor of Buchnera and E. coli and that the ends of syntenic fragments mostly represent sites at which rearrangements occurred in the evolution of Buchnera.
Therefore, to be retained in the ancestor, an ortholog had to be present in at least one of the close relatives of E. coli ( S. enterica sv.
“The common ancestor of worms, flies, and mice must have had an insulin/IGF-1-like hormone system that controlled ageing.