Massive mitochondrial fusion (MMF) in germinating arabidopsis seeds, together with earlier studies, suggests a significant role for MMF in the life cycle of flowering plants. MMF is likely to facilitate nucleoid transmission, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) recombination, and the homogenization of mitochondrial components, thus providing a type of quality control for mitochondrial populations in new generations.

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新的开始：大规模线粒体融合引起的线粒体更新

大规模线粒体融合（MMF）在萌发的拟南芥种子中，以及较早的研究表明，MMF在开花植物的生命周期中具有重要作用。MMF可能会促进类核苷酸传递，线粒体DNA（mtDNA）重组以及线粒体成分的均质化，从而为新一代的线粒体群体提供一种质量控制。