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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Main Authors: Varré Jean-Stéphane, Darracq Aude, Touzet Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/233