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- A multi-cellular parasite has been found to have no mitochondrial DNA. This trait was considered ubiquitous in multicellular organisms
This was published in Feb
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/10/5358
The genes relating to mitochondria in this parasite of Salmon are absent which is a first to see in a multi cellular animal.
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/10/5358
The genes relating to mitochondria in this parasite of Salmon are absent which is a first to see in a multi cellular animal.