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Molecular population genetics of male and female mitochondrial genomes in subarctic Mytilus trossulus
The doubly uniparental inheritance system allows for the use of two independent mitochondrial genomes for population history investigations. Under...
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Japanese cockle Fulvia mutica (Cardiidae)
The complete mitochondrial genome (mt-genome) sequence of Fulvia mutica (Veneroida; Cardiidae) was determined. The genome is 19,110 bp in size and...
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20 years since the introduction of DNA barcoding: from theory to application
Traditionally, taxonomic identification has relied upon morphological characters. In the last two decades, molecular tools based on DNA sequences of...
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Solemya velum(Mollusca: Bivalvia) and its relationships with Conchifera
BackgroundBivalve mitochondrial genomes exhibit a wide array of uncommon features, like extensive gene rearrangements, large sizes, and unusual ways...
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Mitochondrial genomes and Doubly Uniparental Inheritance: new insights from Musculista senhousia sex-linked mitochondrial DNAs (Bivalvia Mytilidae)
BackgroundDoubly Uniparental Inheritance (DUI) is a fascinating exception to matrilinear inheritance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Species with DUI...
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Mitochondrial DNA paradox: sex-specific genetic structure in a marine mussel – despite maternal inheritance and passive dispersal
BackgroundWhen genetic structure is identified using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), but no structure is identified using biparentally-inherited nuclear...
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Antarctic sea spider Ammothea carolinensis (Chelicerata; Pycnogonida)
Mitochondria are responsible for the oxidative phosphorylation process. Accordingly, putatively adaptive changes in their genomic features have been...
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Bivalve distribution in hydrographic regions in South America: historical overview and conservation
Based on literature review and malacological collections, 168 native freshwater bivalve and five invasive species have been recorded for 52...
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Molecular and morphological evidence of hybridization between native Ruditapes philippinarum and the introduced Ruditapes form in Japan
Marine aquaculture and stock enhancement are major causes of the introduction of alien species. A good example of such an introduction is the...
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Diversity of mitochondrial genome organization
In this review, we discuss types of mitochondrial genome structural organization (architecture), which includes the following characteristic...
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A critical review on the utility of DNA barcoding in biodiversity conservation
This article considers the utility of DNA barcodes for conservation. DNA barcoding is a molecular tool that uses standardised genetic primers,...
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Species status and population structure of mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Mytilus spp.) in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony (Germany)
Three species of mussel (genus Mytilus ) occur in Europe: M. edulis (Linnaeus
1758 ), M. galloprovincialis (Lamarck1819 ) and M. trossulus (Gould,...
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Mitochondrial phylogenomics of the Bivalvia (Mollusca): searching for the origin and mitogenomic correlates of doubly uniparental inheritance of mtDNA
BackgroundDoubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) is an atypical system of animal mtDNA inheritance found only in some bivalves. Under DUI, maternally...
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Determination of the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of Octopus minor
In this study, we have determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Octopus minor . It is 15,974 nucleotide pairs and...
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Complete sequences of maternally inherited mitochondrial genomes in musselsUnio pictorum (Bivalvia, Unionidae)
Mitochondrial genomes are frequently used to infer phylogenetic relationships. Some taxa are, however, poorly represented. To facilitate better...
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the hard clam Meretrix meretrix
Veneridae is a diverse, commercially important, and cosmopolitan family. Here we present the complete mitochondrial genome of the hard clam Meretrix...
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Unusual conservation of mitochondrial gene order in Crassostreaoysters: evidence for recent speciation in Asia
BackgroundOysters are morphologically plastic and hence difficult subjects for taxonomic and evolutionary studies. It is long been suspected, based...
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The occurrence of mtDNA heteroplasmy in multiple cetacean species
In population genetics and phylogenetic studies, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is commonly used for examining differences both between and within groups...
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Comparative Genomics of Marine Mussels (Mytilus spp.) Gender Associated mtDNA: Rapidly Evolving atp8
The unusual mode of mitochondrial DNA inheritance, with two separate: maternal (F) and paternal (M) lineages, gives unique opportunities to study the...
