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Mobile Elements in the Yeast Mitochondrial Genome

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Extrachromosomal Elements in Lower Eukaryotes

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The yeast mitochondrial genome is known to contain an assortment of optional DNA sequences composed primarily of introns, short GC-rich regions (GC clusters), and AT-rich stretches. Since these sequences are optional and present no obvious selection pressure to cells, it is easy to follow their genetic behavior in crosses together with other markers on the mitochondrial genome. Leaving aside the question of why the mitochondrial genome has retained these optional sequences, recent studies have led to the interesting result that some of them show unusual properties in genetic recombination (3).

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas, 75235, USA

    Ronald A. Butow & Andrew R. Zinn

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  1. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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  2. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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  5. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

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  6. University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Butow, R.A., Zinn, A.R. (1986). Mobile Elements in the Yeast Mitochondrial Genome. In: Wickner, R.B., et al. Extrachromosomal Elements in Lower Eukaryotes. Basic Life Sciences, vol 40. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5251-8_3

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