Evidence of two deeply divergent co-existing mitochondrial genomes in the Tuatara reveals an extremely complex genomic organization

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Tuataras: The First Vertebrates Found to Have Two Mitochondrial Genomes

Science in the News, 03 Mar 2021

Tuataras are lizard-like reptiles endemic to New Zealand, and their closest relatives are an extinct group of reptiles from the…

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-crispr-mitochondria-biotech.html

Bruce's Blog, 05 Feb 2021

CRISPR editing of mitochondria: Promising new biotech? by John Hewitt , Phys.org Credit…

Duplicate divergent mitochondrial genomes in the Tuatara with complex organization

Nature Ecology & Evolution Community, 29 Jan 2021

This study across two decades (March 2002-January 2021) has layers of investigation elucidating the dynamic discovery of…

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