A scenario of mitochondrial genome evolution in maize based on rearrangement events
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite their monophyletic origin, animal and plant mitochondrial genomes have been described as exhibiting different modes of evolution. Indeed, plant mitochondrial genomes feature a larger size, a lower mutation rate and more rearr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/233 |