Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "mitochondria"
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Intracellular evolution of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and the tragedy of the cytoplasmic commons
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)Mitochondria exist in large numbers per cell. Therefore, the strength of natural selection on individual mtDNAs for their contribution to cellular fitness is weak whereas the strength of selection in favor of mtDNAs that ... -
Microbiota and Neurological Disorders: A Gut Feeling
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2016)Abstract In the past century, noncommunicable diseases have surpassed infectious diseases as the principal cause of sickness and death, worldwide. Trillions of commensal microbes live in and on our body, and constitute the ... -
Natural Variation of the Y Chromosome Suppresses Sex Ratio Distortion and Modulates Testis-Specific Gene Expression in Drosophila Simulans
(Nature Publishing Group, 2013)X-linked sex-ratio distorters that disrupt spermatogenesis can cause a deficiency in functional Y-bearing sperm and a female-biased sex ratio. Y-linked modifiers that restore a normal sex ratio might be abundant and favored ...