Mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase I (MT-CO1), also known as cytochrome c oxidase I (COX1), is a protein that is found in mitochondria. In humans[verification needed], the gene encoding it is named mt-co1. In other eukaryotes, the gene is called cox1.
MT-CO1 belongs to cytochrome c oxidase subunit I protein family.[1] It is often used in DNA barcoding, because its mutation rate is often fast enough to distinguish closely related species. In most if not all seed plants, however, the rate of evolution of cox1 is very slow.
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