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Molecular and ecological signs of mitochondrial adaptation: consequences for introgression?
Heredity - 1 Oct 2014
Boratyński Z, Melo-Ferreira J, Alves P C, Berto S, Koskela E, Pentikäinen O T, Tarroso P, Ylilauri M, Mappes T
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of the mitochondrial genome and its potential adaptive impact still generates vital debates. Even if mitochondria have a crucial functional role, as they are the main cellular energy suppliers, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) introgression is common in nature, introducing variation in populations upon which selection may act. Here we evaluated whether the evolution of mtDNA in a rodent species affected by...
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