Biopolym. Cell. 1990; 6(6):100-105.
Short Communications
Structural and functional characters of plasmid-like mitochondrial maize DNA
1Martynov S. A., 1Bukh I. G., 1Malyuta S. S.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
    Kiev, USSR

Abstract

Hybrid plasmids of two types containing S1 and S2-sequences of mitochondrial maize var. BUP 44 MC are obtained. The first type contains fragments, and the second one – the full sequences with the inverted repeated sequences in the centre of molecules. Recombinant plasmids of the second type have been shown not to be ARS-elements for yeast cells. While introducing hybrid plasmid into intact maize plants the low-weight fractions are found in mitochondrial DNA.

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