mitochondrial DNA

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
organelle genome
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:mtDNA
gptkbp:contains gptkb:D-loop
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Margit_M._K._Nass
gptkb:Sylvan_Nass
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1963
gptkbp:doesNotRecombineWith nuclear DNA
gptkbp:encodes mitochondrial rRNAs
mitochondrial tRNAs
proteins for oxidative phosphorylation
gptkbp:excludes introns
gptkbp:firstSequencedBy gptkb:Fred_Sanger
gptkbp:firstSequencedYear 1981
gptkbp:foundIn mitochondria
eukaryotic cells
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label mitochondrial DNA
gptkbp:inheritsFrom mother
gptkbp:lengthInHumans 16,569 base pairs
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith higher than nuclear DNA
mitochondrial diseases
gptkbp:numberOfGenes 37
gptkbp:presentIn multiple copies per cell
gptkbp:replicatesBy independent replication
gptkbp:shape circular
gptkbp:studiedIn evolutionary biology
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:mitochondrial_Eve_hypothesis
heteroplasmy
mitochondrial bottleneck
gptkbp:transmittedBy oocyte
sperm
gptkbp:usedFor phylogenetic studies
gptkbp:usedIn population genetics
ancient DNA studies
forensic identification
maternal ancestry tracing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MCI_(gene)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5