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Paternally inherited mitochondrial DNA: New findings show there is an exception to the dogma of inheritance – The MedGen Project
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Mitochondria: A Story of Mothers, Teenagers, and Energy | Office for Science and Society - McGill University
I know that only my mother contributes mitochondria, but I'm curious which chromosomes it's on. Is it all of them or just the X I got from her? - Quora
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