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+[[!meta title="Evolution of the mitochondrial genome of Metazoa as exemplified by comparison of congeneric species."]]
+[[!tag review tunicate mitochondrion]]
+
+Heredity (Edinb). 2008 Oct;101(4):301-20. doi:10.1038/hdy.2008.62
+
+Gissi C, Iannelli F, Pesole G.
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+Evolution of the mitochondrial genome of Metazoa as exemplified by comparison of congeneric species.
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+[[!pmid 18612321 desc="Mitochondrial genomes of tunicates have all genes colinear on the same strand, and usually encode 24 tRNAs (instead of 22 in vertebrates).  Their rRNA genes are separated."]]

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  - Only a partial mitochondrial genome was reconstituted in [[Denoeud et al.,
    2010|biblio/21097902]], due to cloning and sequencing difficulties that may
    have been caused by oligo-dT stretches.  A/T-rich codons are more frequent than
-   in human.
+   in human.  In other tunicates, all mitochondrial genes are on the same DNA strand
+   and 24 tRNAs are present, instead of 22 in other chordates (reviewed by [[Gissi and coll.,
+   2008|biblio/18612321]]).
  - Analysis of sex-linked markers supports genetic sex determination with male heterogamety –
    that is: X chromosomes for females and Y for males.  ([[Denoeud et al., 2010|biblio/21097902]])
  - The minor spliceosome could not be found in _Oikopleura_'s genome ([[Martz