School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol BS8 1TH, UK.
School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol BS8 1TH, UK.
Curr Biol. 2017 Dec 4;27(23):R1270-R1271. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.10.028.
Mitochondria are the energy-generating organelles that power eukaryotic cells. Originally descended from endosymbiotic bacteria, their genomes have shrunk during evolution. New analyses suggest that large, gene-rich mitochondrial genomes are more common than previously thought, with interesting implications for eukaryotic genome evolution.
线粒体是为真核细胞提供能量的细胞器。它们最初起源于内共生细菌,在进化过程中其基因组缩小了。新的分析表明,含有大量基因的大型线粒体基因组比以前认为的更为常见,这对真核生物基因组的进化具有有趣的启示。