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Moraes, C.T. (2019). Genetics: Segregation of Mitochondrial Genomes in the Germline.  Curr. Biol. 29(15): R746--RR748.
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FBrf0243133
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Abstract
Mitochondrial genomes are present in hundreds of copies per cell. Recent work now reports the levels of inheritance of mtDNA heteroplasmy in humans and also explores mechanisms that restrict the inheritance of deleterious mtDNA variants in the Drosophila female germline.
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31386851
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.029
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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