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Apparently intact mitochondria from ovaries of Xenopus laevis can incorporate high molecular weight polynucleotides which then serve as templates for polypeptide synthesis on mitochondrial ribosomes.
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SWANSON, R. Incorporation of High Molecular Weight Polynucleotides by Isolated Mitochondria. Nature 231, 31–34 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231031a0
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