Selected examples of Organelle Chromosomes

Organelle 

Host Organism 

Chromoso me 
Description  

Distincti ve 
Features 

Size Range 

Mitochondr ia 

Homo sapiens

Single Circles 

Compact Coding 

16.569 kb 

Mitochondr ia 

Yeast 

Single Circles 

AT Spacers 

78.520 kb 

Mitochondr ia 

Brassica campestris  

Multiple Circles 

Direct Repeat 

218, 135 & 83 kb 

Mitochondr ia 

Zea mays 

Multiple Circles 

Direct Repeat 

570, 503, 488, 456, 253, 250, 114, 82, 67, & 47 kb 

Chloroplast 

Nicotiana tobacum 

Single Circle 

Inverted Repeat 

155.84 4 kb 

Chloroplast 

Marchanti a polymorp ha 

Circle 

Direct Repeat 

121 kb 

 


Text iGenetics by Peter J. Russell


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