{"id":166487,"date":"2022-06-23T06:57:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T06:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=166487"},"modified":"2023-08-13T08:16:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T08:16:16","slug":"mitochondrial-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mitochondrial-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitochondrial DNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the intracellular bodies known as mitochondria. It differs from nuclear DNA in its nucleotide sequences, its size (about 16.5 kb), and its source (it is derived solely from the egg, not the sperm). Variations in mtDNA point to the ways in which members of a related population differ from each other genetically.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A specific type of DNA present within mitochondria. Within human mitochondria, this DNA adopts a double-helical circular structure, encoding 13 proteins. 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