Gene transfer: anything goes in plant mitochondria
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Parasitic plants and their hosts have proven remarkably adept at exchanging fragments of mitochondrial DNA. Two recent studies provide important mechanistic insights into the pattern, process and consequences of horizontal gene transfer, demonstrating that genes...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/147 |