linkedin post 2017-03-25 05:30:13

GENETIC STREAMLINING. “Another difference between insect symbionts and organelles is that genomes of the latter encode little of their own machinery for self-replication and depend on import of needed gene products from the host. One consequence is that they typically have fewer genes and thus present a smaller mutational target. More importantly, organelle genes that are retained are subject to strong host-level selection, limiting their deterioration or selfish tendencies.”

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