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The Expression of a Novel Mitochondrially-Encoded Gene in Gonadic Precursors May Drive Paternal Inheritance of Mitochondria

Mitochondria have an active role in germ line development, and their inheritance dynamics are relevant to this process. Recently, a novel protein (RPHM21) was shown to be encoded in sperm by the male-transmitted mtDNA of Ruditapes philippinarum, a species with Doubly Uniparental Inheritance (DUI) of...

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Autores principales: Milani, Liliana, Ghiselli, Fabrizio, Pecci, Andrea, Maurizii, Maria Gabriella, Passamonti, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26339998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137468