<i>Leishmania</i> Mitochondrial Genomes: Maxicircle Structure and Heterogeneity of Minicircles
The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which is present in almost all eukaryotic organisms, is a useful marker for phylogenetic studies due to its relative high conservation and its inheritance manner. In <i>Leishmania</i> and other trypanosomatids, the mtDNA (also referred to as kinetoplast DNA...
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MDPI AG
2019-09-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/10/758 |