Ancient endosymbiontâmediated transmission of a selfish gene provides a model for overcoming barriers to gene transfer into animal mitochondrial genomes
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DOI: 10.1002/bies.202200190
Abstract: In contrast to bilaterian animals, nonâbilaterian mitochondrial genomes contain atypical genes, often attributed to horizontal gene transfer (HGT) as an ad hoc explanation. Although prevalent in plants, HGT into animal mitochondrial genomes is rare, lacking… read more here.
Keywords: provides model; ancient endosymbiont; mitochondrial genomes; gene transfer ... See more keywords