Diagnosing mitochondrial DNA diversity: applications of a sentinel gene approach

• Main Authors: Clare, E.L., Hebert, P.D.N., Wilson, J.J., von Konigslow, T.E., Kerr, K.C.R.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4644/; http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/370/art%253A10.1007%252Fs00239-008-9088-2.pdf?auth66=1352857497_eece28059f166ea4676bd34ba4dd026b&ext=.pdf

Mitochondrial genomes show wide variation in their GC content. This study examines the correlations between mitochondrial genome-wide shifts in this feature and a fragment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene in animals, plants, and fungi. Because this approach utilizes COI as a sentinel...