Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Radzvilavicius, Arunas"
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Avoiding organelle mutational meltdown across eukaryotes with or without a germline bottleneck
Edwards, David; Røyrvik, Ellen Christine; Chustecki, Joanne; Giannakis, Konstantinos; Glastad, Robert Clay; Radzvilavicius, Arunas; Johnston, Iain (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and plastid DNA (ptDNA) encode vital bioenergetic apparatus, and mutations in these organelle DNA (oDNA) molecules can be devastating. In the germline of several animals, a genetic “bottleneck” ... -
Selection for biparental inheritance of mitochondria under hybridization and mitonuclear fitness interactions
Allison, Tom M.; Radzvilavicius, Arunas; Dowling, Damian K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Uniparental inheritance (UPI) of mitochondria predominates over biparental inheritance (BPI) in most eukaryotes. However, examples of BPI of mitochondria, or paternal leakage, are becoming increasingly prevalent. Most ...