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Optimal Organelle Inheritance Strategies Under Different Changing Environments and Mutational Pressures.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2026
García-Pascual Belén, Nordbotten Jan M, Johnston Iain G
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Mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA encode essential cellular apparatus. This organelle DNA exists at high copy number (ploidy) in eukaryotic cells, which must both mitigate mutational damage and allow adaptation to changing demands. Across eukaryotes, organelle DNA is inherited and maintained by different classes of processes. Inheritance is often maternal, but some species use paternal or doubly uniparental...
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