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mitochondrial DNA

noun

  1. DNA found in mitochondria, which contains some structural genes and is generally inherited only through the female line mtDNA
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Carried distinctly through men, the Y chromosome only gives a portion of the entire mitochondrial DNA.

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