The insertion of a mitochondrial selfish element into the nuclear genome and its consequences
J. Y. Dutheil, K. Münch, K. Schotanus, E. H. Stukenbrock, R. Kahmann
The paper describes the accidental integration of a mitochondrial homing endonuclease into the nuclear genome of Ustilago maydis, resulting in a non-functional gene and a truncated helicase gene.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2020Evolutionary Biology