This article describes plant mitochondrial genome

• Mitochondrial functions in higher plants
• The uniqueness of the plant mitochondrial genome
• Study of mitochondrial genetics
• Cytoplasmic male sterility and male sterile mutants
• Nuclear gene regulation of mitochondrial function
• Literature cited
• Figure

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