Researchers report evidence of biparental inheritance of mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondria, the energy-producing organelles of cells, contain their own compact genomes that are separate from the nuclear ...

Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) represents a fascinating deviation from the standard maternal transmission of mitochondrial DNA observed in most animals. In bivalves, two distinct mitochondrial ...

Scientists have argued whether or not the often-studied mitochondrial DNA molecule is clonally inherited. It is with assuming clonal inheritance this type of DNA has been used to track the origin of ...

Transferring the nuclear genome from one egg into the cytoplasm of a donor egg is a strategy to enable women carrying mutations in their mitochondrial DNA to have healthy babies. A new study uses ...

While most of the time eukaryotes get their mitochondrial genome from their female parent, the presence of paternal mitochondrial DNA has been occasionally reported, especially in hybrids. But leakage ...

Mitochondria are often called the powerhouse of the cell, and these organelles are well-known for their energy-generating abilities. They are also special among organelles because they carry a tiny ...

Eukaryotic cells have many specialized complexes and organelles that perform crucial functions. Mitochondria are well known organelles that are critical energy generators, often called the powerhouses ...