Article
Inheritance and recombination of mitochondrial genomes in plants, fungi and animals.
The New phytologist - 1 Oct 2005
Barr Camille M, Neiman Maurine, Taylor Douglas R
Abstract excerpt
It is generally assumed that mitochondrial genomes are uniparentally transmitted, homoplasmic and nonrecombining. However, these assumptions draw largely from early studies on animal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). In this review, we show that plants, animals and fungi are all characterized by episodes of biparental inheritance, recombination among genetically distinct partners, and selfish elements within the...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Fungi
- Genome
- Mitochondria
- Mutation
- Plants
- Recombination, Genetic