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High mitochondrial mutation rates in Silene are associated with nuclear-mediated changes in mitochondrial physiology.
Biology letters - 1 Sept 2020
Weaver Ryan J, Carrion Gina, Nix Rachel, Maeda Gerald P, Rabinowitz Samantha, Iverson Erik N K, Thueson Kiley, Havird Justin C
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial (mt) respiration depends on proteins encoded both by the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes. Variation in mt-DNA mutation rates exists across eukaryotes, although the functional consequences of elevated mt mutation rates in some lineages remain underexplored. In the angiosperm genus Silene, closely related, ecologically similar species have either 'fast' or 'slow' mt-DNA mutation rates. Here, we...
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