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Organelle Genomes

Mitochondria and chloroplasts play a critical role in eukaryotic cells by ensuring aerobic respiration and photosynthesis, respectively. More than just a collection of complete organelle genome sequences, the articles featured in this topical series help to shed some light on specific traits and idiosyncrasies of these exceptional genomes, and highlight their value for taxonomic and phylogenic studies.

Collection published: 24 September 2009

Last updated: 6 August 2010

		Short Report The atypical presence of the paternal mitochondrial DNA in somatic tissues of male and female individuals of the blue mussel species Mytilus galloprovincialis Eleni Kyriakou, Eleftherios Zouros, George C Rodakis BMC Research Notes 2010, 3:222 (6 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary In the Mediterranean mussel species Mytilus galloprovincialis, the presence of paternal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in somatic tissues is due to sperm mtDNA leakage rather than egg heteroplasmy.
		Short Report A unique genetic code change in the mitochondrial genome of the parasitic nematode Radopholus similis Joachim EM Jacob, Bartel Vanholme, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Godelieve Gheysen BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:192 (24 September 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Analysis of the mitochondrial DNA of Radopholus similis, a parasitic nematode which ravages citrus, banana and ginger plantations, reveals several idiosyncrasies, including a unique evolution of the genetic code, the canonical Ochre (UAA) stop codon being translated as a tyrosine.
		Short Report Comparative mitogenomic analyses of three scallops (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) reveal high level variation of genomic organization and a diversity of transfer RNA gene sets Xiangyun Wu, Xiaodong Xu, Ziniu Yu, Xiaoyu Kong BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:69 (5 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Short Report The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Brachypodium distachyon: sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis of eight grass plastomes Esteban Bortiri, Devin Coleman-Derr, Gerard R Lazo, Olin D Anderson, Yong Q Gu BMC Research Notes 2008, 1:61 (31 July 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central

		Short Report The atypical presence of the paternal mitochondrial DNA in somatic tissues of male and female individuals of the blue mussel species Mytilus galloprovincialis Eleni Kyriakou, Eleftherios Zouros, George C Rodakis BMC Research Notes 2010, 3:222 (6 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary In the Mediterranean mussel species Mytilus galloprovincialis, the presence of paternal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in somatic tissues is due to sperm mtDNA leakage rather than egg heteroplasmy.
		Short Report A unique genetic code change in the mitochondrial genome of the parasitic nematode Radopholus similis Joachim EM Jacob, Bartel Vanholme, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Godelieve Gheysen BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:192 (24 September 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Analysis of the mitochondrial DNA of Radopholus similis, a parasitic nematode which ravages citrus, banana and ginger plantations, reveals several idiosyncrasies, including a unique evolution of the genetic code, the canonical Ochre (UAA) stop codon being translated as a tyrosine.
		Short Report Comparative mitogenomic analyses of three scallops (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) reveal high level variation of genomic organization and a diversity of transfer RNA gene sets Xiangyun Wu, Xiaodong Xu, Ziniu Yu, Xiaoyu Kong BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:69 (5 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Short Report The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Brachypodium distachyon: sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis of eight grass plastomes Esteban Bortiri, Devin Coleman-Derr, Gerard R Lazo, Olin D Anderson, Yong Q Gu BMC Research Notes 2008, 1:61 (31 July 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central