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The adaptive evolution of the mammalian mitochondrial genome

BACKGROUND: The mitochondria produce up to 95% of a eukaryotic cell's energy through oxidative phosphorylation. The proteins involved in this vital process are under high functional constraints. However, metabolic requirements vary across species, potentially modifying selective pressures. We e...

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Autores principales: da Fonseca, Rute R, Johnson, Warren E, O'Brien, Stephen J, Ramos, Maria João, Antunes, Agostinho
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2375446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18318906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-9-119