NUMTs Can Imitate Biparental Transmission of mtDNA—A Case in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
mtDNA sequences can be incorporated into the nuclear genome and produce nuclear mitochondrial fragments (NUMTs), which resemble mtDNA in their sequence but are transmitted biparentally, like the nuclear genome. NUMTs can be mistaken as real mtDNA and may lead to the erroneous impression that mtDNA i...
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Genes |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/6/1023 |