Why mitochondrial genes.

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Why mitochondrial genes ditch their cushy haploid environs to take up residence in a large and chaotic nucleus long has stumped evolutionary biologists, but scientists from Indiana University, Bloomington, report that they have uncovered an important due in flowering plants. "Plants that reproduce clonally or are capable of self-pollinating have transferred more genes from the mitochondrion to the nucleus," explains researcher Yaniv Brandvain. "We're not quite sure what, exactly, might be luring...