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. 2003 Jun;164(2):603–611. doi: 10.1093/genetics/164.2.603

Molecular evolution and recombination in gender-associated mitochondrial DNAs of the Manila clam Tapes philippinarum.

Marco Passamonti 1, Jeffrey L Boore 1, Valerio Scali 1
PMCID: PMC1462575  PMID: 12807780

Abstract

Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) provides an intriguing system for addressing aspects of molecular evolution and intermolecular recombination of mitochondrial DNA. For this reason, a large sequence analysis has been performed on Tapes philippinarum (Bivalvia, Veneridae), which has mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy that is consistent with a DUI. The sequences of a 9.2-kb region (containing 29 genes) from 9 individuals and the sequences of a single gene from another 44 individuals are analyzed. Comparisons suggest that the two sex-related mitochondrial genomes do not experience a neutral pattern of divergence and that selection may act with varying strength on different genes. This pattern of evolution may be related to the long, separate history of M and F genomes within their tissue-specific "arenas." Moreover, our data suggest that recombinants, although occurring in soma, may seldom be transmitted to progeny in T. philippinarum.

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