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Comparison of whole mitochondrial genome sequences from two clades of the invasive ascidian, Didemnum vexillum.
Marine genomics - 1 Feb 2015
Smith Kirsty F, Abbott Cathryn L, Saito Yasunori, Fidler Andrew E
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The mitochondria are the main source of cellular energy production and have an important role in development, fertility, and thermal limitations. Adaptive mitochondrial DNA mutations have the potential to be of great importance in determining aspects of the life history of an organism. Phylogenetic analyses of the globally invasive marine ascidian Didemnum vexillum using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1...
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