mtDNA

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf DNA molecule
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Margit_M._K._Nass
gptkb:Sylvan_Nass
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1963
gptkbp:doesNotRecombineWith nuclear DNA
gptkbp:foundIn eukaryotic cells
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:mitochondrial_DNA
gptkbp:function encodes proteins for oxidative phosphorylation
encodes rRNAs
encodes tRNAs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label mtDNA
gptkbp:inheritsFrom mother
gptkbp:location mitochondria
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith higher than nuclear DNA
gptkbp:numberOfGenes 37
gptkbp:presentIn multiple copies per cell
gptkbp:replicatesBy independent replication
gptkbp:structure circular
gptkbp:usedIn evolutionary studies
forensic identification
ancestry tracing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mitochondrial_DNA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6