NUMTs in Sequenced Eukaryotic Genomes
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NUMTs in sequenced eukaryotic genomes.
Mitochondrial DNA sequences are frequently transferred to the nucleus giving rise to the so-called nuclear mitochondrial DNA (NUMT). Analysis of 13 eukaryotic species with sequenced mitochondrial and nuclear genomes reveals a large interspecific variation of NUMT number and size. Copy number ranges from none or few copies in Anopheles, Caenorhabditis, Plasmodium, Drosophila, and Fugu to more th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology and Evolution
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0737-4038,1537-1719
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh110