title: The intriguing evolutionary dynamics of plant mitochondrial DNA.
abstract: The mitochondrial genome of plants is-in every respect and for yet unclear reasons-very different from the well-studied one of animals. Thanks to next-generation sequencing technologies, Davila et al. precisely characterized the role played by recombination and DNA repair in controlling mitochondrial variations in Arabidopsis thaliana, thus opening new perspectives on the long-term evolution of this intriguing genome.
authors.affiliation: Université Montpellier 2, CNRS UMR 5554-Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, Place E Bataillon-CC64, 34095 Montpellier, France. galtier@univ-montp2.fr
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Galtier
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D053903:DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D018745:Genome, Plant / Q000235:genetics*