Discuss the significance of the term "deeply branching bacteria".

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The term "deeply branching bacteria" is applied to a group of autotrophic bacteria that typically live in extreme environments. Most are found in environments thought to be similar to conditions "deep" in time, near the time life arose on the planet. Their RNA sequences indicate they diverged from the rest of the bacteria early in their evolution, or "deep" in time

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