Mitochondrial Inheritance and Natural Phenotypic Variation among Caenorhabditis briggsae Populations

Mutations affecting the mitochondrial electron transport chain cause numerous neurodegenerative disorders in humans and affect longevity in other organisms. A natural model system to study the relationship between mitochondrial function and aging within an evolutionary or population genetic context...

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Main Author: Coleman-Hulbert, Anna Luella
Format: Others
Published: PDXScholar 2010
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Online Access:https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/340
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1339&context=open_access_etds