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Mitochondrial heteroplasmy and the evolution of insecticide resistance: non-Mendelian inheritance in action.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Apr 2008
Van Leeuwen Thomas, Vanholme Bartel, Van Pottelberge Steven, Van Nieuwenhuyse Pieter, Nauen Ralf, Tirry Luc, Denholm Ian
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Genes encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) exist in large numbers per cell but can be selected very rapidly as a result of unequal partitioning of mtDNA between germ cells during embryogenesis. However, empirical studies of this "bottlenecking" effect are rare because of the apparent scarcity of...
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