Why mitochondrial genes are most often found in nuclei

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 951-961

  Berg, Otto G ^a   Kurland, C G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial genome shrinkage; Population dynamic models for gene transfer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; DIPLOIDY; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; HAPLOIDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0034076858     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026376     Document Type: Article

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