Evolution: A gene-rich mitochondrial genome sheds light on the last eukaryotic common ancestor

Curr Biol. 2024 Aug 19;34(16):R776-R779. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.06.067.

Abstract

A new mitochondrial genome is the most gene-rich one found in a major division of eukaryotes - and it shares remarkable features with that of one of its most distant relatives.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Eukaryota* / genetics
  • Evolution, Molecular*
  • Genome, Mitochondrial*
  • Phylogeny