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Table 3 Genes that are independently transferred and which could be identified with their mitochondrial gene names.

From: Evolution of spliceosomal introns following endosymbiotic gene transfer

Gene

Independent Transfers

nad7

C. reinhardtii

 

Animals, Fungi

  

nad9

C. reinhardtii

 

Animals, Fungi

  

nad11

Plants and green alga

Animals, Fungi

L. major

D. discoideum

rps2

C. reinhardtii

A. thaliana

Animals, Fungi

L. major

P. falciparum

rps11

C. reinhardtii

A. thaliana

Animals, Fungi

L. major

P. falciparum

rps14

C. reinhardtii

A. thaliana

Animals, Fungi

L. major

P. falciparum

rpl2

C. reinhardtii

 

Animals, Fungi

L. major

P. falciparum

rpl16

C. reinhardtii

 

Animals, Fungi

L. major

P. falciparum

rpl7

C. reinhardtii

 

Animals, Fungi

L. major

P. falciparum

rpl12

C. reinhardtii

 

Animals, Fungi

 

P. falciparum

rpl11

Plants and green alga

Animals, Fungi

L. major

P. falciparum

T. pseudonana

rpl14

Plants and green alga

Animals, Fungi

L. major

P. falciparum

  1. The first three genes (nadx) are genes of the oxidative phosphorylation pathway, the other nine genes (rpsx/rplx) are genes of ribosomal mitochondrial proteins of the small and the large ribosomal subunit, respectively.