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In the mitochondrial genome of cytoplasmic male sterile plants multiple recombination events have created unique chimaeric genes. These may be expressed as variant polypeptides, in one specific case as a modified form of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 polypeptide, and in another as a novel polypeptide apparently associated with this same subunit. Models for the molecular basis of cytoplasmic male sterility are discussed in relation to function and biogenesis of cytochrome c oxidase.
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Hawkesford, M.J., Leaver, C.J. (1987). Plant Mitochondrial Genes, Cytochrome C Oxidase and Cytoplasmic Male Sterility. In: Papa, S., Chance, B., Ernster, L. (eds) Cytochrome Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1941-2_10
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