Evidence of hybridization, mitochondrial introgression and biparental inheritance of the kDNA minicircles in Trypanosoma cruzi I
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007770
Abstract: Background Genetic exchange in Trypanosoma cruzi is controversial not only in relation to its frequency, but also to its mechanism. Parasexual genetic exchange has been proposed based on laboratory hybrids, but population genomics strongly suggests… read more here.
Keywords: dna; maxicircle; mitochondrial introgression; biparental inheritance ... See more keywords
The Complete Mitochondrial DNA of Trypanosoma cruzi: Maxicircles and Minicircles
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.672448
Abstract: The mitochondrial DNA of Trypanosomatids, known as the kinetoplast DNA or kDNA or mtDNA, consists of a few maxicircles and thousands of minicircles concatenated together into a huge complex network. These structures present species-specific sizes,… read more here.
Keywords: dna; maxicircle; cruzi; mitochondrial dna ... See more keywords
Assembly of a Large Collection of Maxicircle Sequences and Their Usefulness for Leishmania Taxonomy and Strain Typing
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13061070
Abstract: Parasites of medical importance, such as Leishmania and Trypanosoma, are characterized by the presence of thousands of circular DNA molecules forming a structure known as kinetoplast, within the mitochondria. The maxicircles, which are equivalent to… read more here.
Keywords: maxicircle; taxonomy; maxicircle sequences; strain ... See more keywords