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  • Institution/s: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Valladolid
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 159
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Beatriz BURGOS CUADRILLERO, Cristina ADRADA RAFAEL, Mª Jesús PALAO MARTINEZ, Teresa AMIDO LOZANO, Victoria PASTOR DE MEER
  • Creation / modification date: 27-02-2014
  • Term: mitocondrial gen(es)
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: Mitochondrial genes are the sum of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the cytoplasm outside the nucleus of the cell. The mitochondrial genome is composed of mitochondrial DNA (mDNA), a double-s
  • Context: Mitochondrial genes are usually conserved in size in angiosperms. A notable exception is the rpl2 gene, which is considerably shorter in the eudicot Arabidopsis than in the monocot rice. Here, we show that a severely truncated mitochondrial rpl2 gene (ter
  • Expression: Mitochondrial genes migrated to the nucleus. A functional mitochondrial gene.
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: BUSELMAIER, Werner (2012). Biologie für Mediziner. 12. neubearbeitete und erweiterte Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 134.
    • Definition: BUSELMAIER, Werner (2012). Biologie für Mediziner. 12. neubearbeitete und erweiterte Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 125.
    • Context: BUSELMAIER, Werner (2012). Biologie für Mediziner. 12. neubearbeitete und erweiterte Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 169.
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    • mitocondrial DNA
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