mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid

[‚mīd·ə¦kän·drē·əl dē¦äk·sē‚rī·bō·nü′klē·ik ′as·əd]

(biochemistry)

The circular deoxyribonucleic acid duplex, generally 5 to 10 copies, contained within a mitochondrion and maternally inherited since only the egg cell contributes significant numbers of mitochondria to the zygote. Abbreviated mtDNA. Also known as mitochondrial genome.

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Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid 4977bp deletion is associated with diminished fertility and motility of human sperm.

Sperm mitochondrial DNA 15bp deletion of cytochrome c oxidase subunit III is significantly associated with human male infertility in Pakistan

Del Barrio's team used the D-loop mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA) approach in measuring the genetic link between samples taken from carabaos in the Philippines and in China.

Hardy Philippine farm animal descended from Chinese ancestors

Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid 4977-bp deletion is associated with diminished fertility and motility of human sperm.

Role of reactive oxygen species in the pathogenesis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in male infertility

New sensitive method for the detection of the A3243G mutation of human mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid in diabetes mellitus patients by ligation-mediated polymerase chain reaction.

Quantitative mitochondrial DNA mutation analysis by denaturing HPLC

Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid 4977 by deletion is associated with diminished fertility and motility of human sperm.

Correlation of sperm motility with mitochondrial enzymatic activities

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