Should I stay, or should I go? Gene retention in organellar genomes

Mitochondria and plastids retain their own small but essential genomes. However, the evolutionary pressures that determine whether a gene is retained in organellar DNA or exported to the host nuclear genome remain unclear. A new study in Cell Systems addresses this knowledge gap using bioinformatic data and modeling to identify universal rules that determine organellar gene retention.

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This study used bioinformatic data and modeling to identify universal rules that determine organellar gene retention.