Most heritable information in eukaryotic cells is encoded in the nuclear genome, with
inheritance patterns following classic Mendelian segregation. Genomes residing in the …

Whole-genome duplications (WGDs) are a prominent process of diversification in
eukaryotes. The genetic and evolutionary forces that WGD imposes on cytoplasmic …

In the age of synthetic biology, plastid engineering requires a nimble platform to introduce
novel synthetic circuits in plants. While effective for integrating relatively small constructs into …

Two factors are proposed to account for the unusual features of organellar genomes: the
disruptions of organelle‐targeted DNA replication, repair, and recombination (DNA‐RRR) …

Organelle DNA (oDNA) in mitochondria and plastids is vital for plant (and eukaryotic) life.
Selection against damaged oDNA is mediated in part by segregation–the sorting of different …

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 …