Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA, or less popularly, mDNA) is DNA which is not located in the nucleus of the cell but in the mitochondria. Mitochondria are parts of the cell that generate fuel in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which drives the varied machinery of the cell.
References
- Marianne Schwartz and John Vissing, "Paternal Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA", New England Journal of Medicine, Aug 22, 2002; 347:576-580. http://www.life.uiuc.edu/csb/213/PDF/mitochondria.pdf
- "Mitochondria can be inherited from both parents", New Scientist article on Schwartz and Vissing's report; http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992716
- Sutovsky, P., et. al. 1999. "Ubiquitin tag for sperm mitochondria." Nature 402(Nov. 25):371-372. Abstract available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/46466 and discussed in http://www.sciencenews.org/20000101/fob3.asp.
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Origin of mitochondrial DNA |
| ► | Genetic illness |
| ► | Mitochondrial inheritance |
| ► | References |
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