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. 2015 Apr 29;32(8):1917–1927. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msv104

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1.

Mitonuclear ecology is the study of how the interactions of mt and nuclear genomes shaped the nature of complex life. Mitonuclear interactions are proposed to have been the driving force behind the evolution of such quintessential eukaryotic characteristics as sexual reproduction involving two mating types, sexual selection and ornamentation, reproductively isolated species, and physiological adaptation. Arrows show potential consequences of evolutionary milestones.