Screening for the ancient polar bear mitochondrial genome reveals low integration of mitochondrial pseudogenes (<i>numts</i>) in bears.

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Full Title: Mitochondrial DNA B Resour

Abbreviation: Mitochondrial DNA B Resour

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Subject Category: Genetics & Heredity

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"phylogenetic maximum likelihood analysis of the numt sequences including homologous mitochondrial sequences of all living bear species and other carnivores indicated that the numts are older than 14 million years (my) ( supplementary data 1 )."

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"Disclosure statement The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article."

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"The authors thank S. Gallus for creating the mitochondrial genome annotation figure. The publication of this article was funded by the Open Access Fund of the Leibniz Association."

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