Title |
Evolution and inheritance of animal mitochondrial DNA: rules and exceptions
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Published in |
Journal of Biological Research, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s40709-017-0060-4 |
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Authors |
Emmanuel D. Ladoukakis, Eleftherios Zouros |
Abstract |
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been studied intensely for "its own" merit. Its role for the function of the cell and the organism remains a fertile field, its origin and evolution is an indispensable part of the evolution of life and its interaction with the nuclear DNA is among the most important cases of genome synergism and co-evolution. Also, mtDNA was proven one of the most useful tools in population genetics and molecular phylogenetics. In this article we focus on animal mtDNA and discuss briefly how our views about its structure, function and transmission have changed, how these changes affect the information we have accumulated through its use in the fields of phylogeny and population structure and what are the most important questions that remain open for future research. |
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