title: Piotr P. Slonimski - The Warrior Pope: The discovery of mitochondrial (petite) mutants and split genes.
authors.forename: Piotr P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Slonimski
authors.forename: Terrance G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Robert C Jack
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: von Borstel
mesh_terms: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D009172:Mycology / Q000266:history*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Slonimski; exons; introns; mitochondrial genetics; petite mutants; polish underground army; retrospective; split genes; world war II
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