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Paternal Mitochondrial Transmission in Intra-SpeciesCaenorhabditis briggsaeHybrids: Table 1

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: To study mitochondrial-nuclear genetic interactions in the nematode Caenorhabditis briggsae, our three laboratories independently created 38 intra-species cytoplasmic-nuclear hybrid (cybrid) lines. Although the cross design combines maternal mitotypes with paternal nuclear genotypes, eight lines (21%) unexpectedly contained paternal mitotypes. All eight share in common ancestry of one of two genetically related strains. This unexpected parallel observation of paternal mitochondrial transmission, undesirable given our intent of creating cybrids, provides a serendipitous experimental model and framework to study the molecular and evolutionary basis of uniparental mitochondrial inheritance.

Source: Molecular Biology and Evolution

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msw192

Authors: Joseph A. Ross, Dana K. Howe, Anna Coleman-Hulbert, Dee R. Denver, Suzanne Estes

Institutions: California State University, Fresno, Oregon State University, Portland State University, University of Oregon

Language: English

Topic: Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,418

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences