title: Mitochondrial DNA as a genomic jigsaw puzzle.
abstract: In mitochondria of the unicellular eukaryote Diplonema, genes are systematically fragmented into small pieces that are encoded on separate chromosomes, transcribed individually, and then concatenated into contiguous messenger RNA molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1J4, Canada.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marande
authors.forename: Gertraud
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D017125:Genes, Protozoan; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017393:RNA Editing; D012323:RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV