Communications Biology (Jul 2022)

Independent evolution of highly variable, fragmented mitogenomes of parasitic lice

Andrew D. Sweet,
Kevin P. Johnson,
Stephen L. Cameron

Affiliations

Andrew D. Sweet: Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University
Kevin P. Johnson: Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois
Stephen L. Cameron: Department of Entomology, Purdue University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03625-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

Multiple independent origins of fragmented mitochondrial genome evolution in parasitic lice provide insights into eukaryotic mitochondrial evolution.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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