Why the Lettuce Maitochondrial Genome Is like a Chopped Salad (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Why the Lettuce Maitochondrial Genome Is like a Chopped Salad

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Mitochondrial genomes are often depicted as rings. But new research from UC Davis confirms that at least for plant mitochondria, one ring does not rule them all. The lettuce mitochondrial genome is more like a chopped salad, with pieces that can be shuffled around, and often forms branching structures.

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Alex Kozik and Richard Michelmore, UC Davis

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