- 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: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
- Definition: MEDICINENET.COM (2012): “Definition of Mitochondrial genome”. Recuperado el 23 de diciembre de 2013 de: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4401
- Context: ADAMS, K. et ali (2001): “Mitochondrial Gene Transfer in Pieces: Fission of the Ribosomal Protein Gene rpl2 and Partial or Complete Gene Transfer to the Nucleus”. Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington. Recuperado el 23 de diciembre de
- Expression: BRUCE, H., COHEN, MD., DEBORAH, R., GOLD, MD. (2001) „Mitochondrial cytopathy in adults: What we know so far“. Clevel and Clinic Journal of Medicine, Volume 68, Number 7, July 2001. Recuperado el 23 de diciembre de 2013 de: http://www.ccjm.org/content
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