Plant mitochondrial genomes are usually transmitted to the progeny from the maternal
parent. However, cases of paternal transmission are known and are perhaps more common …

Genome size and complexity vary tremendously among eukaryotic species and their
organelles. Comparisons across deeply divergent eukaryotic lineages have suggested that …

The angiosperm mitochondrial genome is the largest and least gene‐dense among the
eukaryotes, because its intergenic regions are expanded. There seems to be no functional …

Mitochondrial (mt) function depends critically on optimal interactions between components
encoded by mt and nuclear DNAs. mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) inheritance (SMI) is thought …

Background Recent phylogenetic studies have revealed that the mitochondrial genome of
the angiosperm Silene noctiflora (Caryophyllaceae) has experienced a massive mutation …

Continuous discoveries in plant and crop physiology have resulted in an abundance of new
information since the publication of the second edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop …

Background Mitochondrial genomes are essential for deciphering the unique evolutionary
history of seed plants. However, the rules of their extreme variation in genomic size, multi …

The mitogenome is rarely used to reconstruct the evolutionary history of plants, contrary to
nuclear and plastid markers. Here, we evaluate the usefulness of mitochondrial DNA for …

Strict maternal inheritance is considered a hallmark of animal mt DNA. Although recent
reports suggest that paternal leakage occurs in a broad range of species, it is still …

The mitochondrial genome of higher plants provides what is often considered a confusing
picture of genome evolution, with extreme variation in its organization, size, and complexity …