title: Mitochondrial DNA: molecular fossils in the nucleus.
abstract: The nuclear genomes of many animals contain non-functional copies of mitochondrial genes that provide new opportunities for evolutionary analysis.
authors.affiliation: Program in Genetics, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824, USA.
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Perna
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Kocher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D011544:Pseudogenes
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial