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Nonneutral evolution of organelle genes in Silene vulgaris.
Genetics - 1 Dec 2006
Houliston Gary J, Olson Matthew S
Abstract excerpt
Knowledge of mitochondrial gene evolution in angiosperms has taken a dramatic shift within the past decade, from universal slow rates of nucleotide change to a growing realization of high variation in rates among lineages. Additionally, evidence of paternal inheritance of plant mitochondria and recombination among mitochondrial genomes within heteroplasmic individuals has led to speculation about the potential...
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