mitochondrial chromosome
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Mitochondrial disease — Mutations (changes) in the mitochondrial chromosome are responsible for a number of disorders including, for example: An eye disease called Leber s hereditary optic atrophy; A type of epilepsy called MERRF which stands for Myoclonus Epilepsy with … Medical dictionary
Mitochondrial encephalopathy, MELAS — MELAS is the acronym for Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke like episodes. MELAS is a form of dementia. It is caused by mutations in the genetic material (DNA) in the mitochondria. While most of our DNA is in the… … Medical dictionary
Mitochondrial inheritance — The inheritance of a trait encoded in the mitochondrial genome. Because of the oddities of mitochondria, mitochondrial inheritance does not obey the classic rules of genetics. Persons with a mitochondrial disease may be male or female but they… … Medical dictionary
Mitochondrial — Referring to mitochondria. The mitochondria are normal structures called organelles in cells. They are located in the cell s cytoplasm outside the nucleus. The mitochondria are responsible for energy production. They consist of two sets of… … Medical dictionary
Mitochondrial genome — The mitochondrial genome is the genetic material of the mitochondria. The mitochondria are organelles that reproduce themselves semi autonomously within eukaryotic cells.The genetic material forming the mitochondrial genome is similar in… … Wikipedia
Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L41 — Identifiers Symbols MRPL41; BMRP; MRP L27; MRPL27; RPML27 External IDs … Wikipedia
Chromosome 2 (human) — Chromosome 2 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 2 is the second largest human chromosome, spanning more than 237 million base pairs [1] (the building material of DNA)… … Wikipedia
Mitochondrial fission factor — Identifiers Symbols MFF; GL004; MGC110913; DKFZp666J168; C2orf33 External IDs … Wikipedia
Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L42 — Identifiers Symbols MRPL42; L31MT; L42MT; MRP L31; MRP L42; MRP S32; MRPL31; MRPS32; PTD007; RPML31; S32MT External IDs … Wikipedia
Mitochondrial Eve — Haplogroup Modern humans Possible time of origin 152,000 234,000 BP [1] Possible place of origin East Africa Ancestor … Wikipedia
