Mitochondrial Genome Diversity Unexpectedly High, Study Finds

Mar 03, 2010

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Mitochondrial genomes — even those in normal cells — are more heterogeneous than previously believed, according to a new paper published online in Nature.

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