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Association between Chloroplast and Mitochondrial DNA sequences in Chinese Prunus genotypes (Prunus persica, Prunus domestica, and Prunus avium).
BMC plant biology - 16 Jan 2015
Pervaiz Tariq, Sun Xin, Zhang Yanyi, Tao Ran, Zhang Junhuan, Fang Jinggui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The nuclear DNA is conventionally used to assess the diversity and relatedness among different species, but variations at the DNA genome level has also been used to study the relationship among different organisms. In most species, mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes are inherited maternally; therefore it is anticipated that organelle DNA remains completely associated. Many research studies were...
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