Mitochondria produce the lion's share of cellular energy in eukaryotes. They contain DNA
that is separately inherited from DNA present in the nucleus of that same cell. Mitochondrial …

More than 100 species of bivalve mollusks are currently known to carry two highly diverged
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecules, one of which is transmitted through the egg and the …

Abstract Background Doubly Uniparental Inheritance (DUI) is a fascinating exception to
matrilinear inheritance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Species with DUI are characterized …

Exchange of homologous sequences between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecules is
thought to be absent in animals, primarily because of a failure to observe clear cases of …

Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in bivalve mollusks is
one of the most notable departures from the paradigm of strict maternal inheritance of …

Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mitochondrial DNA in marine mussels (Mytiloida),
freshwater mussels (Unionoida), and marine clams (Veneroida) is the only known exception …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is present in multiple copies within an organism. Since these
copies are not identical, a single individual carries a heterogeneous population of mtDNAs …

Exchange of homologous sequences between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecules is
thought to be absent in animals, primarily because of a failure to observe clear cases of …

Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is an exceptional mode
of mtDNA transmission, restricted so far to the class of bivalves. We searched for DUI outside …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is strictly maternally inherited in metazoans. The major
exception to this rule has been found in many bivalve species which allow the presence of …