How is mitochondrial DNA transmitted to children?

Q: What is haploinsufficiency?

A: Ploidy refers to the number of complete sets of chromosomes present in the cell. Most of the somatic…

Q: What is a polyp?

A: In the normal cell cycle, the cell undergoes controlled division, differentiation, and…

Q: Please explain mitochondrial DNA inheritance . How is it inherited ? Why is it predisposed to…

A: The cell contains the nucleus, which includes the cell's genetic material called nucleic acid. The…

Q: What makes mitochondrial DNA unique?

A: An extranuclear, double-stranded, circular DNA molecule found exclusively in mitochondria is…

Q: How does mitochondrial inheritance work?

A: Cell division is a process of a parent cell replicating it chromosomal content and dividing itself…

Q: llustrate the inheritance of mitochondrial DNA as compared to nuclear DNA.

A: Nuclear DNA is linear in form whereas mitochondrial DNA is circular in form.

Q: what is the parent contribution to the human genome?

A: Genome  is defined as the complete set of genes present in an individual.  Meiosis is a reductional…

Q: Which process is responsible for creating unique recombinant chromosomes during meiosis?

A: The objective of the question is to identify the process that leads to the creation of unique…

Q: What genes can be found in mitochondrial DNA?

A: The DNA found in the mitochondrial region of a eukaryotic cell is called as mitochondrial DNA. It…

Q: Explain the likely evolutionary origin of mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes. How have the sizes…

A: Mitochondria also are known as a powerhouse because it helps to release energy from food.…

Q: What in Genetics ishybridization?

A: Genetics is a study of genes which are basic units of heredity. Heredity is a process by which…

Q: What disease is Trisomy 15?

A: Disease:   When an organism’s body system does not work properly or any organ affects by viruses,…

Q: Describe the general features of the mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes.

A: The heritable genetic material is made up of nucleic acids. Nucleic acids are polymers of…

Q: 18. а. What type of division (equational or reductional) is exemplified by the anaphase chromosomal…

A: Dividing phase is a sub stage of a cell cycle which is followed by interphase. This phase is known…

Q: Compare and contrast the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes. How are they similar, how are they…

A: A genome is an organism's complete set of genetic instruction. Each genome contains all the…

Q: What causes extra chromosomes?

A: Chromosomes are long thread like structures present in the nucleus of all the cells. They carry…

Q: How many genes are there present  on chromosome 7?

A: Chromosomes are thread-like structures that are located in the nucleus. It is composed of protein…

Q: What is a recombianation event?

A: Recombination does occur when two molecules of DNA exchange pieces of their genetic material with…

Q: What are the features of mitochondrial DNA ?

A: FEATURES OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA ARE :- 1) Mitochondrial DNA is a double stranded , circular DNA…

Q: What is mitochondrial inheritance?

A: Mitochondria are a type of an organelle present in a cell. It is primarily responsible for the…

Q: Where indri-indri lemur is found?

A: The indri, also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs, with a head-and-body…

Q: How is Down syndrome caused?

A: Human genetic disorders are caused due to the absence or excess or abnormal arrangement of one or…

Q: How is mitochondrial DNA inherited? Compare the inheritance pattern of a mitochondrial DNA to that…

A: Biomolecules are organic molecules present in living organisms. Carbohydrates, nucleic acids,…

Q: How many genes are there present on chromosome 18 ?

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a long molecule. It contains the instructions an organism required to…

Q: what is cpDNA?

A: Endosymbiotic theory states that the semiautonomous organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts…

Q: How is variation introduced into the genome by meiosis

A: Meiosis is a kind of cell division in which single diploid cell divides twice and four haploid cells…

Q: Why is chromosome 15 absence affects?

A: Absence of a segment chromosome is type of chromosomal aberration known as deletion. Deletion…

Q: What is the function of mitochondrial DNA?

A: The double-membrane bound cell organelle involved in energy production is called mitochondria. This…

Q: How is mitochondrial DNA different from nuclear DNA?

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a long molecule. It contains the instructions an organism required to…

Q: what is  a reductional division.?

A: Introduction  Cytology deals with the study of cell such as cell morphology, physiology etc. As we…

Q: how Mitochondrial Gene Expression HasUnusual Features?

A: Mitochondria and chloroplast are the two cell organelles that contain their own genome.…

Q: How does the virus enters the nucleys?

A: Most of viruses are dependant on nuclear proteins for replication process. Various strategies are…

Q: What is the phenotype associated with zygotic gene mutations?

A: ZYGOTE:- The male gamete "sperm" fuses with the female gamete "Ovum" and after this fusion "Zygote"…

Q: What are the number of chromosomes in lung fish?

A: A chromosome is a compact structure of a DNA molecule wrapped around some proteins. It is generally…

Q: Can mitochondrial DNA be inherited from father?

A: The genome represents the genetic material in an organism having a set of chromosomes which is…

Q: Renal failure will almost always result in the development of bone disorders. Briefly describe the…

A: Introduction :  Renal Osteodystrophy is the term used to describe the overall skeleton abnormalities…

Q: What happens if there is  missing chromosome 11?

A: The chromosome is a thread-like structure that contains genetic material or protein synthesis…

Q: What does mitochondrial DNA tell us?

A: DNA is the hereditary material passed from generation to generation which provides the blueprint of…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.