The large mitochondrial genomes of angiosperms are unusually dynamic because of
recombination activities involving repeated sequences. These activities generate …

The mitochondrion stands at the center of cell energy metabolism. It contains its own
genome, the mtDNA, that is a relic of its prokaryotic symbiotic ancestor. In plants, the …

Most of higher plant species are hermaphroditic and male-sterility is often considered as an
accident of development. In fact among the multiple possible causes of male-sterility, the …

Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in plants is a classical example of genomic conflict,
opposing maternally-inherited cytoplasmic genes (mitochondrial genes in most cases) …

Background The mitochondrial genome of higher plants is unusually dynamic, with
recombination and nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) activities producing variability in …

Plant and animal mitochondrial genomes, although quite distinct in size, structure,
expression and evolutionary dynamics both may exhibit the state of heteroplasmy—the …

Mitochondrial heteroplasmy is defined as the coexistence of divergent mitochondrial
genotypes in a cell. The ratio of the alternative genomes may be variable, but in plants, the …

Key message A combination of BSA and RNA-seq was performed to identify candidates for
the restorer-of-fertility gene in onion. The AcPMS1 involved in DNA mismatch repair was …

The recombination and copy number shifting activities of the plant mitochondrial genome
are widely documented across plant genera, but these genome processes have not been as …

Related or distant species of cultivated cs are a large pool of many desirable genes. Gene
transfer from these species through conventional breeding is difficult owing to post-and pre …