Mitochondrial pseudogenes in the nuclear genome of <it>Aedes aegypti </it>mosquitoes: implications for past and future population genetic studies
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is widely used in population genetic and phylogenetic studies in animals. However, such studies can generate misleading results if the species concerned contain nuclear copies of mtDNA (Numts) as these may a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/11 |