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Fathers Can Pass Mitochondrial DNA to Children
Researchers identify unique cases in which people inherited mitochondrial DNA not just from their mother but also from their father.
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Biparental Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA in Humans
Although there has been considerable debate about whether paternal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) transmission may coexist with maternal transmission of mtDNA, it is generally …
Degradation of paternal mitochondria by fertilization-triggered autophagy in C. elegans embryos
The mitochondrial genome is believed to be maternally inherited in many eukaryotes. Sperm-derived paternal mitochondria enter the oocyte cytoplasm upon fertilization and …
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