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Evolution along the mutation gradient in the dynamic mitochondrial genome of salamanders.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jan 2013
Chong Rebecca A, Mueller Rachel Lockridge
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria are intracellular organelles where oxidative phosphorylation is carried out to complete ATP synthesis. Mitochondria have their own genome; in metazoans, this is a small, circular molecule encoding 13 electron transport proteins, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs. In invertebrates, mitochondrial gene rearrangement is common, and it is correlated with increased substitution rates. In vertebrates, mitochondrial...
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