Lijun Lin
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Lijun Lin has a total of 8 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Elizabeth Kamili
College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
1 shared publication - Jianing Chu
College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
1 shared publication - Jincheng Yang
College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
1 shared publication - Qi Zhang
College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
1 shared publication - Shuhui Yang
College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
1 shared publication - Wenhui Wang
College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
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Heteroplasmy and Individual Mitogene Pools: Characteristics and Potential Roles in Ecological Studies
The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome or mtDNA), the extrachromosomal genome, is a multicopy circular DNA with high mutation rates due to replication and repair errors. A mitochondrion, cell, tissue, organ, or an individual body may hold multiple variants, both inherited and developed over a lifetime, which make up individual mitogene pools. This phenomenon is also called mtDNA heteroplasmy. MtDNA variants influence cellular and tissular functions and are consequently subjected to selection. Although it has long been recognized that only inheritable germline heteroplasmies have evolutionary significance, non-inheritable somatic heteroplasmies have been overlooked since they directly affect individual fitness and thus indirectly affect the fate of heritable germline variants. This review focuses on the characteristics, dynamics, and functions of mtDNA heteroplasmy and proposes the concept of individual mitogene pools to discuss individual genetic diversity from multiple angles. We provide a unique perspective on the relationship between individual genetic diversity and heritable genetic diversity and guide how the individual mitogene pool with novel genetic markers can be applied to ecological research.
Open AccessHeteroplasmy and Individual Mitogene Pools: Characteristics and Potential Roles in Ecological Studies
The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome or mtDNA), the extrachromosomal genome, is a multicopy circular DNA with high mutation rates due to replication and repair errors. A mitochondrion, cell, tissue, organ, or an individual body may hold multiple variants, both inherited and developed over a lifetime, which make up individual mitogene pools. This phenomenon is also called mtDNA heteroplasmy. MtDNA variants influence cellular and tissular functions and are consequently subjected to selection. Although it has long been recognized that only inheritable germline heteroplasmies have evolutionary significance, non-inheritable somatic heteroplasmies have been overlooked since they directly affect individual fitness and thus indirectly affect the fate of heritable germline variants. This review focuses on the characteristics, dynamics, and functions of mtDNA heteroplasmy and proposes the concept of individual mitogene pools to discuss individual genetic diversity from multiple angles. We provide a unique perspective on the relationship between individual genetic diversity and heritable genetic diversity and guide how the individual mitogene pool with novel genetic markers can be applied to ecological research.