Philip:
You might try a basic review article or general review book on
mitochondria. Also, try to narrow your search by picking an organism.
Yeast is a good bet. Try this reference to get started:
Accession Number
+
BACD199900094931
*
Author/Editor/Inventor
| Srivastava H K [a].
| Institution
| [a] Central Inst. Med. Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 226 015 India.
| Title
| Extranuclear inheritance and mitochondrial genetics.
| Source
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B
| (Biological Sciences). 68(2). 1998. 73-89.
or this one:
Accession Number
+
BACD199900207751
*
Author/Editor/Inventor
| Grivell Les A [a]. Artal-Sanz Marta. Hakkaart Gertjan. de Jong
| Liesbeth. Nijtmans Leo G J. van Oosterum Katinka. Siep Michel. van
der |
Spek Hans.
| Institution
| [a] Section for Molecular Biology, Institute of Molecular Cell
Biology, |
University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 318, 1098 SM, Amsterdam
Netherlands. |
Title
| Mitochondrial assembly in yeast.
| Source
| FEBS Letters. 452(1-2). June 4, 1999. 57-60.
Good luck,
Peter
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On Mon, 1 Jan 2001, Philip Blake wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but here goes. I am
> doing a report in 9th grade biology on the causes and effects of
> mitochondria mutation. I have looked many places on the web, and everything
> that I find that is actually relevent is impossible to translate-ie writen
> for college students to understand! I don't need a whole lot of
> information-the report would only be a few pages long. I just can't find
> anything helpful. If anyone has any info that would help please let me
> know-websites and books would be best, as I have to do a bibliography.
> Thanks!
>> -Philip Blake
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