The Genetic System in Plant Mitochondria Has Several Special Features
Författare
Redaktör
- Lincoln Taiz
- Eduardo Zeiger
Summary, in English
The genetic systems in mitochondria and plastids differ both structurally and functionally from the nuclear genome and its gene expression. On the other hand, mitochondria share several genetic features with bacteria. For example, several genes are transcribed together and the ribosomes are of a prokaryotic type. This is in line with the evolutionary origin of the mitochondrion as an endosymbiont of the alpha-subclass of Proteobacteria, a group including the intracellular pathogen Ricketsia prowazekii (Gray et al. 1999).
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2010
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
6-11
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
A Companion to Plant Physiology, 5th edition
Volym
Online 2010
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
Sinauer Associates
Ämne
- Biological Sciences
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Plant Biology