Full mitochondrial genome sequences of two endemic Philippine hornbill species (Aves: Bucerotidae) provide evidence for pervasive mitochondrial DNA recombination

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although nowaday it is broadly accepted that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) may undergo recombination, the frequency of such recombination remains controversial. Its estimation is not straightforward, as recombination under homoplasmy (i....

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Published in:BMC Genomics
Main Authors: Bleidorn Christoph, Sammler Svenja, Tiedemann Ralph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/35