A comprehensive atlas of nuclear sequences of mitochondrial origin (NUMT) inserted into the pig genome

Abstract Background The integration of nuclear mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) into the mammalian genomes is an ongoing, yet rare evolutionary process that produces nuclear sequences of mitochondrial origin (NUMT). In this study, we identified and analysed NUMT inserted into the pig (Sus scrofa) genome an...

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Main Authors: Matteo Bolner, Samuele Bovo, Mohamad Ballan, Giuseppina Schiavo, Valeria Taurisano, Anisa Ribani, Francesca Bertolini, Luca Fontanesi
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2024-09-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-024-00930-6