Frequent tRNA gene translocation towards the boundaries with control regions contributes to the highly dynamic mitochondrial genome organization of the parasitic lice of mammals
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DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07859-w
Abstract: Background The typical single-chromosome mitochondrial (mt) genome of animals has fragmented into multiple minichromosomes in the lineage Mitodivisia, which contains most of the parasitic lice of eutherian mammals. These parasitic lice differ from each other… read more here.
Keywords: parasitic lice; lice; gene translocation; gene ... See more keywords
Genomic Approaches to Uncovering the Coevolutionary History of Parasitic Lice
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DOI: 10.3390/life12091442
Abstract: Simple Summary New sequencing technologies have now made it possible to sequence entire genomes for a diversity of life on earth. Parasites comprise nearly half of all species. Lice are one important group of parasites… read more here.
Keywords: birds mammals; group parasites; lice; parasitic lice ... See more keywords