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Mitochondrial inheritance: diverse patterns and mechanisms with an emphasis on fungi

Amanda J. Wilson, Jianping Xu( )
Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street W., Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1 Canada
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Abstract

In eukaryotic cells, mitochondria play essential roles by generating the universal energy currency, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), through oxidative phosphorylation to support cellular activities. Similar to chloroplasts in plants and algae, but unlike other intracellular organelles, mitochondria contain their own genetic materials. The mitochondrial genes and genomes are inherited differently and independently from that of nuclear genes and genomes. While uniparental (and maternal) mitochondrial inheritance is the dominant pattern, there is a surprisingly large diversity of other inheritance modes, especially in fungi. Closely related species, or even different strains of the same species, can have different mitochondrial inheritance patterns in the fungal world. In this review, we describe the diversity of mitochondrial DNA inheritance patterns with an emphasis on fungi. Whenever possible, the mitochondrial inheritance patterns observed in fungi are compared with those in other eukaryotes to draw general conclusions about the mechanisms of mitochondrial inheritance in eukaryotes. The inheritance patterns derived from both laboratory crosses and natural populations are reviewed. In addition, we discuss the potential roles of hybridization on mitochondrial inheritance.

Keywords

heteroplasmyuniparental inheritancebiparental inheritancemtDNA leakagemtDNA recombination

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Mycology
Volume 3 Issue 2,
June 2012
Pages 158-166
DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2012.684361
Cite this article:
Wilson AJ, Xu J. Mitochondrial inheritance: diverse patterns and mechanisms with an emphasis on fungi. Mycology, 2012, 3(2): 158-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2012.684361

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Received: 29 December 2011
Accepted: 19 March 2012
Published: 14 May 2012
© 2012 Mycological Society of China
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