Science · 2004 · 305 citations · 15 references
MedicineGeneticsMolecular BiologyMitochondrial BiologyMitochondrial GeneticsRecombinationMitochondrial Dna OrganizationMitochondrial InheritanceMitochondrial RecombinationDivergenceMaternal Inheritance PatternsMitochondrial Dna (Mtdna) MaintenanceMitochondrial Dna GeneticsMitochondrial Dna RecombinationMitochondrial Genome MaintenanceMitochondrial Genome RecombinationSequence Divergence
Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a 16.5-kb, circular genome essential for the maintenance of mitochondrial function and is present in multiple copies in most cell types. High sequence divergence and maternal inheritance make mtDNA useful in tracing human lineages. Whether recombination occurs
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