Inheritance and recombination of mitochondrial genomes in plants, fungi and animals

New Phytologist

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-50

  Barr, Camille M ^a   Neiman, Maurine ^a   Taylor, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heteroplasmy; Hybridization; Mitochondria; Mutation accumulation; Paternal leakage; Recombination; Selfish elements; Uniparental inheritance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; FUNGUS; GENOME; HERITABILITY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PLANT;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FUNGUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GENOME; MITOCHONDRION; MUTATION; PLANT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; FUNGI; GENOME; MITOCHONDRIA; MUTATION; PLANTS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 32944456059     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01492.x     Document Type: Review

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