Evolutionary biology - Mitochondrial genes on the move

被引:13
作者
Gray, MW [1 ]
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[1] Dalhousie Univ, Program Evolutionary Biol, Canadian Inst Adv Res, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Halifax, NS B3H 4H7, Canada
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10.1038/35042663
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In flowering plants, genes have frequently been transferred from mitochondria to the cell nucleus by way of a remarkable evolutionary rapid-transit system.
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页码:302 / 305
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