Ludzki genom mitochondrialny

• Authors: Ewa Bartnik

Title variants

EN

The human mitochondrial genome

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

The human mitochondrial genome is a small 16.5 kb circular double-stranded DNA molecule containing 37 genes. Mutations in this DNA can lead to various diseases, and the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genome which is maternally inherited has been very often used in studies on human evolution. Mitochondria of all humans appear to originate from one woman who lived in Africa about 180000 years ago. Various parts of the mtDNA may not evolve at the same rate, and the different mitochondrial DNA haplogroups may not be totally functionally equivalent, raising questions as to the involvement of mitochondria in various human diseases and the process of aging.

• Journal: Kosmos
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 555-558

Dates

published

2009

Contributors

author

Ewa Bartnik

• Instytut Genetyki i Biotechnologii, Wydział Biologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, oraz Instytut Biochemii i Biofizyki PAN, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warszawa, Polska

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