Mom and Baby mtDNA Illustration (IMAGE)

Penn State

Mom and Baby mtDNA Illustration

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A new study by researchers at Penn State and University of California, Berkeley, reveals how mitochondrial DNA--separate from the DNA found in a cell's nucleus--is passed on from mother to child.

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Chia Hsuan Su

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