PROMISCUOUS DNA. “The mitochondrial genomes of flowering plants experience frequent insertions of foreign sequences, including linear plasmids that also exist in stand-alone forms within mitochondria. An important feature of many plant mitochondrial genomes is their propensity to acquire foreign or “promiscuous DNA, which comes from diverse sources including the nucleus, plastids, bacteria, viruses, and mitochondria from other plant species.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022