Keywords

numts, mtDNA, DNA, pseudogenes

Abstract

Nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes (numts) are nonfunctional copies of mtDNA in the nucleus that have been found in major clades of eukaryotic organisms.

Original Publication Citation

Song, H., J. E. Buhay, M. F. Whiting, and K. A. Crandall. 28. Many species in one: DNA barcoding overestimates the number of species when nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes are coamplified. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 15(36):13486-13491.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2008-09-09

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/2039

Publisher

PNAS

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

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Biology Commons

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