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mitochondrial DNA
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mitochondrial DNA
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) DNA found in mitochondria, which contains some structural genes and is generally inherited only through the female line


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Both investigations focused on island populations that have lived in isolation and harbor in their cells' mitochondria DNA that can be dated to its presumably prehistoric roots.
Remember all those 850 proteins that have to get in the mitochondria, only a handful come from the mitochondria DNA so obviously any nuclear encoded proteins can affect mitochondria function and they do.
This method has been used to evaluate the role of mitochondria DNA genes on the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders.
 
 
 
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