Could maternally inherited DNA gather harmful mutations that only affect men?

ORIGINAL: Institute for Emerging Ethics & Technologies

By Alex Dainis

Dec 16, 2012

Mitochondrial DNA: Bite Sci-zed

Could maternally inherited DNA gather harmful mutations that only affect men?

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Sources:

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/chromosome/MT

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/basics/mtdna

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC350359/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/09/010907080527.htm

Mitochondria, Maternal Inheritance, and Male Aging:

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2812%2900809-3

Health conditions related to mitochondrial DNA mutations:

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/chromosome/MT

Could maternally inherited DNA gather harmful mutations that only affect men?

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