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It’s well known that the transfer of mitochondrial DNA from mother to offspring, often called maternal inheritance, occurs in humans and most multicellular organisms. Maternal inheritance is...
Scientists have found a clue to why one type of DNA is passed down to children by their mothers — but not their fathers. DNA inside energy-producing organelles called mitochondria is...
Maternal age enhances purifying selection on pathogenic mutations in complex I genes of mammalian mtDNA. Step-wise elimination of α-mitochondrial nucleoids and mitochondrial structure as a basis...
A new study provides compelling evidence that children can inherit mitochondrial DNA from both their parents.
Mitochondrial DNA changes very little across generations, so scientists can use it to trace maternal lineage through hundreds of thousands of years. Some studies have looked at the mitochondrial DNA of modern-day populations to help determine the migration patterns of early humans after they left Africa.
14 January 2019. Mitochondrial DNA can be inherited from fathers, not just mothers. A tenet of elementary biology is that mitochondria — the cell’s powerhouses — and their DNA are inherited...