Nov 18, 2019

Tracking inheritance of human mitochondrial DNA

New insight into how genetic information stored in human mitochondria is passed from one generation to the next could have important implications for genetic counseling of people planning pregnancies, according to a study by researchers at Penn State and the University of California, Berkeley.

A new study by researchers at Penn State and University of California, Berkeley, reveals how mitochondrial DNA — separate from the DNA found in a cell’s nucleus — is passed on from mother to child. IMAGE: CHIA HSUAN SU