The ancestral cell which had characteristics including mitochondria, evolutionarily derived functions such as intron splicing, ability to undergo meiosis, and cytoskeletal elements has been termed the _________________.
A)LUCA (last universal common ancestor)
B)FECA (first eukaryotic common ancestor)
C)LECA (last eukaryotic common ancestor)
D)FUCA (first universal common ancestor)

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LECA (last eukaryotic common ancestor) is the term used for the ancestral cell that had characteristics including mitochondria, evolutionarily derived functions such as intron splicing, ability to undergo meiosis, and cytoskeletal elements.

The Ancestral Cell Which Had Characteristics Including Mitochondria, Evolutionarily Derived