rintryp t1_irb6e17 wrote on October 6, 2022 at 6:04 PM Reply to comment by ClarkFable in Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome by molrose96 Actually the mitochondria are a given from the mother, so the egg already has mitochondria whereas semen only brings in some nucleus DNA but no mitochondria. Permalink Parent 5
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Reply to comment by ClarkFable in Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome by molrose96
Actually the mitochondria are a given from the mother, so the egg already has mitochondria whereas semen only brings in some nucleus DNA but no mitochondria.