- An
ancestor, also
known as a forefather, fore-elder, or a forebear, is a
parent or (recursively) the
parent of an
antecedent (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent...
- The
veneration of the dead,
including one's
ancestors, is
based on love and
respect for the deceased. In some cultures, it is
related to
beliefs that...
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individuals or
groups are descended.
Ancestor,
ancestors, or
ancestry may also
refer to: The
Ancestor, a 1936
Italian film
Ancestors (TV series), a
public television...
- A most
recent common ancestor (MRCA), also
known as a last
common ancestor (LCA), is the most
recent individual from
which all
organisms of a set are...
- The last
universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the
hypothesized common ancestral cell from
which the
three domains of life, the Bacteria, the Archaea, and...
- In
genetic genealogy, the
identical ancestors point (IAP), also
known as the all
common ancestors (ACA) point, or
genetic isopoint, is the most recent...
-
graph theory and
computer science, the
lowest common ancestor (LCA) (also
called least common ancestor) of two
nodes v and w in a tree or
directed acyclic...
- The
first universal common ancestor (FUCA) is a
proposed non-cellular
entity that was the
earliest organism with a
genetic code
capable of
biological translation...
-
Chinese ancestor veneration, also
called Chinese ancestor worship, is an
aspect of the
Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the
ritual celebration...
- The
Ancestors is an
album by Tim Berne,
released on the Italian-based Soul Note
label in 1983. It
features three lengthy tracks which,
typical of Berne...
