Horizontal and Vertical
Gene Transfer within the
Mitochondrial Genome
Gene Transfer within the
Mitochondrial Genome
There is phylogenetic evidence for horizontal acquisition of genes from
mosses and angiosperms in the Amborella mitochondrial genome.
Shown are maximum likelihood trees. Bootstrap values (100 replicates)
>50% are shown. H and V indicate Amborella genes of putatively
horizontal and vertical transmission, respectively. Amborella genes are
in red, core eudicot genes are in blue (basal eudicots commonly
included are Platanus, Eschscholzia, and Mahonia), and moss genes are
in green. Note that for nad7, cox2, and nad4, seed and nonseed plants
were analyzed separately. Scale bars correspond to 0.01 substitutions
per site.
From Bergthorsson et al. (2004).
mosses and angiosperms in the Amborella mitochondrial genome.
Shown are maximum likelihood trees. Bootstrap values (100 replicates)
>50% are shown. H and V indicate Amborella genes of putatively
horizontal and vertical transmission, respectively. Amborella genes are
in red, core eudicot genes are in blue (basal eudicots commonly
included are Platanus, Eschscholzia, and Mahonia), and moss genes are
in green. Note that for nad7, cox2, and nad4, seed and nonseed plants
were analyzed separately. Scale bars correspond to 0.01 substitutions
per site.
From Bergthorsson et al. (2004).
