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1365884

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
Mitochondrial genomes are clearly marked by a strong tendency towards reductive evolution. This tendency has been facilitated by the transfer of most of the essential genes for mitochondrial propogation and function to the nuclear genome. The most extreme examples of genomic simplification are seen in animal mitochondria, where there also are the greatest tendencies to codon reassignment. The reassignment of codons to amino acids different from those designated in the so called universal code is seen in part as an expression of the reduction of the number of genes used by these genomes to code for tRNA species. The driving force for the reductive evolution of mitochondrial genomes is identified with two population genetic effects which may also be operating on populations of parasites.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0265-9247
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
709-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Evolution of mitochondrial genomes and the genetic code.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biology, Biomedical Center, Uppsala, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't