Many bivalvian mollusks have a sperm-transmitted mitochondrial genome (M), along with
the standard egg-transmitted one (F). The phenomenon, known as doubly uniparental …

Background Mytilidae, also known as marine mussels, are widely distributed in the oceans
worldwide. Members of Mytilidae show a tremendous range of ecological adaptions, from …

The presence of doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) in bivalves represents a unique mode
of mitochondrial transmission, whereby paternal (male-transmitted M-type) and maternal …

Blue mussels from the genus Mytilus are an abundant component of the benthic community,
found in the high latitude habitats. These foundation species are relevant to the aquaculture …

The unusual mode of mitochondrial DNA inheritance, with two separate: maternal (F) and
paternal (M) lineages, gives unique opportunities to study the evolution of the mitochondrial …

Recombination in the control region (CR) of Mytilus mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was
originally reported based on the relatively short, sequenced fragments of mitochondrial …

Two genetically different mitochondrial haplogroups of Brachidontes pharaonis (p-distance
6.8%) have been identified in the Mediterranean Sea. This hinted at a possible presence of …

Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mitochondrial DNA is a rare phenomenon occurring
in some freshwater and marine bivalves and is usually characterized by the mitochondrial …

Background A novel feature for animal mitochondrial genomes has been recently
established: ie, the presence of additional, lineage-specific, mtDNA-encoded proteins with …

Mytilus trossulus mussels occur in North America and in the Baltic Sea. Recently genetic
markers for the three Mytilus subspecies M. edulis, M. galloprovincialis, and M. trossulus …