Detection of mitochondrial insertions in the nucleus (NuMts) of Pleistocene and modern muskoxen

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nuclear insertions of mitochondrial sequences (NuMts) have been identified in a wide variety of organisms. Trafficking of genetic material from the mitochondria to the nucleus has occurred frequently during mammalian evolution and ca...

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Main Authors: MacPhee Ross DE, Kolokotronis Sergios-Orestis, Greenwood Alex D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/67