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Evolution of mitochondrial genomes and the genetic code.

BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Oct 1992

Kurland C G

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Mitochondrial genomes are clearly marked by a strong tendency towards reductive evolution. This tendency has been facilitated by the transfer of most of the essential genes for mitochondrial propogation and function to the nuclear genome. The most extreme examples of genomic simplification are se...

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Animals
Biological Evolution
Cell Nucleus
Codon
DNA, Mitochondrial
Genetic Code
Genome
Models, Genetic
Mutation
Protein Biosynthesis
RNA, Transfer
Recombination, Genetic
Selection, Genetic

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PMID: 1365884
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950141013

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