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Kai,
Try
I am
not sure if they answer your specific questions, but should give some useful
background information, particularly the last one.
-- John
Can someone give me a bit of info on
mitochondrial DNA? I know what researchers use it for, but what does the body
use it for? Is a mutation in mitochondrial DNA likely to have an effect
on the viability of the organism? I thought is was quite separate from our
regular DNA. Would the repair mechanisms for mitochondrial DNA be the same as
for regular DNA?
Thanks in advance,
Kai
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. We look at a part of our DNA which is handed down
entirely through the maternal lineage, through the mothers. And this is
called mitochondrial DNA, or MT DNA for short. And we looked at this DNA
because it's very easy to trace within families....
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