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Mitochondrial DNA

Mitochondrial DNA (mDNA or mtDNA) is the DNA located in the mitochondria organelles in a eukaryotic cell that converts chemical energy from organic compounds into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Mitochondrial DNA is a small portion of the DNA contained in a eukaryotic cell; most of the DNA is in the cell nucleus, and, in plants and algae, the DNA also is…

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Origin

Genome structure and diversity

Replication

DNA repair

Genes on the human mtDNA and their transcription

Mitochondrial inheritance

Mutations and disease

Use in forensics

Use in evolutionary biology and systematic biology

MtDNA in nuclear DNA

History

MtDNA-phenotype association databases

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Mitochondrial DNA

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Mitochondrial DNA

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related to Use in forensics · 25
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related to Replication · 18
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related to Mitochondrial sequence databases · 16
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related to Female inheritance · 14
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related to Relationship with ageing · 14
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related to Male inheritance · 13
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related to Genetic illness · 10
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related to DNA repair · 9
Mitochondrial DNA → Although, ATP, DNA, DNA-damaging, Proteins, The, This, YB-1, YBX1
related to Animals · 8
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related to history · 7
Mitochondrial DNA → DNase-sensitive, Ellen Haslbrunner, Gottfried Schatz, Hans Tuppy, Margit, Nass, Sylvan Nass

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Mitochondrial DNAis asmall portion of the DNA contained in a eukaryotic cell0.90text
protistsinstance oflikely explains why more complex organisms such as humans have smaller mitochondrial genomes than simpler organisms0.80text
fruit fliesinstance ofPaternally inherited mitochondria have additionally been reported in some insects0.80text
honeybeesinstance ofPaternally inherited mitochondria have additionally been reported in some insects0.80text
and periodical cicadas.Mitochondrial donationAn IVF technique known as mitochondrial donation or mitochondrial replacement therapyinstance ofPaternally inherited mitochondria have additionally been reported in some insects0.80text
and periodical cicadasinstance ofPaternally inherited mitochondria have additionally been reported in some insects0.80text
oxidative phosphorylationinstance ofSome of these are increasingly recognized as an important cause of human pathology0.80text
EMPOPinstance ofCases arise where there are no known samples to collect and the unknown sequence can be searched in a database0.80text
microsatellitesinstance ofbut slow compared to other DNA regions0.80text
Mitochondrial DNArelated to AnimalsMost0.60section
Mitochondrial DNArelated to AnimalsMedusozoa0.60section
Mitochondrial DNArelated to AnimalsWith0.60section

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