title: Maternal transmission of mitochondrial DNA in ducks.
abstract: Maternal transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been studied in amphibians, insects and mammals, but little is known about mtDNA inheritance in the ovaripirous avian species. In this study, we have constructed the physical maps of mitochondrial genomes from two different genera of ducks (Cairina and Anas) and taken advantage of the availability of their hybrids to demonstrate that mtDNA is maternally inherited.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O. C.
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tzeng
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004372:Ducks / Q000235:genetics*; D005823:Genetics; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal