title: Why genes persist in organelle genomes.
abstract: Mitochondria and plastids (including chloroplasts) have a small but vital genetic coding capacity, but what are the properties of some genes that dictate that they must remain encoded in organelles?
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, S106 91, Sweden.
authors.forename: Daniel O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Whelan
mesh_terms: D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D016678:Genome; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D008957:Models, Genetic; D018087:Plastids / Q000235:genetics*