Evolution and Recombination of Plant Organelle Genomes

植物细胞器、线粒体和叶绿体都含有自己的基因组。由于未知的原因，这些基因组有很高的重组频率。因此，从这些细胞器中分离出来的不同组织的DNA分子的多样性最初是令人困惑的。杰弗里·帕尔默博士正在研究植物基因组中这种高频重组的分子机制和进化后果。他的实验系统范围从低等植物到开花植物。

Plant organelle, mitochondria and chloroplasts, contain their own genomes. For unknown reasons, these genomes have a high frequency of recombination. The multiplicity of differently organized DNA molecules isolated from these organelles, consequently, was initially confusing. Dr. Jeffery Palmer is investigating the molecular mechanism and evolutionary ramifications of this high frequency recombination in plant genomes. His experimental systems range from lower plants to flowering plants.