Articles related to "Mitochondrial Genome"

Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from the mother, and is present in higher abundance than the nuclear genome, making this molecule useful in genetics studies.

Recent work on DNA extracted from a 38,000-year-old Neanderthal fossil raises more questions about whether Neanderthal man interbred with Homo-Sapiens than answers.

Horizontal gene transfer, also called lateral gene transfer, is a mechanism for evolution that goes beyond typical Darwinian theory.

Mitochondria provide all of the energy for a cell, making them some of the most important organelles in the cell.

Separate from the nuclear chromosomes, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) spans about 16,500 base pairs, and is found in most eukaryotic organisms.

This article is an in depth review of the Polymerase Chain Reaction, what it is, its funtion and application.

Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA can reduce the function of the mitochondrion, the power house of the cell, resulting in metabolic syndromes and disorders of metabolism