Chloroplasts and mitochondria - functional genomics and evolution

[John F.Allen]

Comparative functional genomics of chloroplasts, mitochondria and their 
bacterial homologues - new perspectives on symbiosis in cell evolution

Discussion Meeting
The Royal Society of London
Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th June 2002

Royal Society Discussion Meetings are open to all, though prior 
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Chloroplasts and mitochondria are energy-converting organelles of 
eukaryotic cells. They also contain small, specialised, functional 
genomes. Their genetic and energy-converting systems are bacterial in 
origin. But most genes for chloroplast and mitochondrial components are 
now found in the cell nucleus. So why did some genes move, while others 
did not?
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John F. Allen
Plant Biochemistry
Lund University
Box 124
SE-221 00 Lund
Sweden

Tel: +46 46 2227788
FAX: +46 46 2224009

john.allen at plantbio.lu.se

http://plantcell.lu.se/


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