title: Mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes of maize have a 12-kilobase DNA sequence in common.
abstract: A 12-kilobase DNA sequence has been identified in the maize mitochondrial genome which is homologous to part of the inverted repeat of the maize chloroplast genome. In chloroplasts the sequence contains a 16S rRNA gene, and also the coding sequences for tRNAIle and tRNAVal. Mitochondrial DNA from the male-sterile cytoplasms of maize is altered in this region.
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000502:physiology*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D007248:Infertility, Male; D008297:Male; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D003313:Zea mays / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial