Direct evidence for extensive paternal mitochondrial DNA inheritance in the marine mussel Mytilus

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Evidence that inheritance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can be paternal as well as maternal was provided by pair-matings in two species of marine mussels, Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus. The role of paternal mtDNA among the mussels both in intra- and interspecific crosses was far more extensive than what had previously been observed among Drosophila flies and mice.

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Genetic evidence against panmixia in the European eel

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Research is presented describing the study of European eels to determine the genetic history and to test the theory which claims the whole population migrates to the Sargasso Sea to reproduce.

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Consistent patterns and the idiosyncratic effects of biodiversity in marine ecosystems

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Research into the effects of biodiversity on marine ecosystems is described. It is shown that consistent and idiosyncratic effects of diversity are not opposing outcomes.

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