Mitochondrial inheritance: diverse patterns and mechanisms with an emphasis on fungi

In eukaryotic cells, mitochondria play essential roles by generating the universal energy currency, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), through oxidative phosphorylation to support cellular activities. Similar to chloroplasts in plants and algae, but unlike other intracellular organelles, mitochondria contain their own genetic materials. The mitochondrial genes and genomes are inherited differently and independently from that of nuclear genes and …