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From: jack@citcom.UUCP (Jack Waugh)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Dumb Questions about Mitochondria
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Date: Fri, 14-Aug-87 01:47:02 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 14 01:47:02 1987
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Which species have mitochondria?

Do mitochondria always have their own DNA and hence
genetic line independent of nuclear DNA?

In sexually reproducing species, do the mitochondrial
genes always come from the mother (I understand that
this is the case for humans).