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Subject:
mtdna
Category: Reference, Education and News Asked by: arkin-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
12 Jan 2004 02:01 PST
Expires: 11 Feb 2004 02:01 PST Question ID: 295512 |
Since mtdna is only inherited through the mother,does that mean we are all more related to our mothers than our fathers?Also does that mean half siblings with the same mother are more related than half siblings with the same father? |
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Subject:
Re: mtdna
From: xarqi-ga on 12 Jan 2004 02:38 PST |
Technically, yes, but mitochondrial DNA contains very few genes compared to the human nuclear genome, at a guess, it is about 0.1% of the size. |
Subject:
Re: mtdna
From: supermacman-ga on 13 Jan 2004 11:50 PST |
As well, genetic information in mtDNA does not have any substantial impact on the phenotypes expressed by the rest of the human genome. For all intents and purposes, mtDNA is ignored when considering traits like hair colour or eye colour. mtDNA may have subtle impacts on energy synthesis, as mitochondria are involved in cellular respiration. mtDNA is most useful for tracing family lineages, as it does not change as it is passed from generation to generation (notwithstanding mutation or replication errors). |
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