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The gene coding for the α-subunit of the mitochondrial ATPase was localized in the mitochondrial genome of Oenothera. Several pseudogenes are encoded besides the single intact reading frame. A rearrangement in the initiation codon of the open reading frame has created a pseudogene, where a reading frame continuous with upstream sequences has abolished normal levels of transcription. A second reorganisation 264 bp downstream has created a third locus containing the 5′ portion of the first pseudogene. This latter sequence is located on one of the small circular mitochondrial molecules.
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Schuster, W., Brennicke, A. Pseudocopies of the ATPase α-subunit gene in Oenothera mitochondria are present on different circular molecules. Molec Gen Genet 204, 29–35 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00330183
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