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Emma Cate Roberts
on Oct 14, 2024
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Which of the following statements is true about mitochondrial DNA?
A) Humans inherit mitochondrial DNA from both parents.
B) Mitochondrial mutations occur at different rates in different ethnic groups.
C) The time to coalescence for mitochondrial DNA was more than 5 million years.
D) Scientists have a complete record of the mitochondrial DNA for every human alive today.
Mitochondrial DNA
The DNA located in mitochondria, passed from mothers to their offspring, and used in studies of maternal lineage and evolution.
Time to Coalescence
The period it takes for all alleles of a gene in a population to trace back to a single ancestral allele.
- Understand the information from molecular phylogenetics related to human evolution and genetic variation.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the information from molecular phylogenetics related to human evolution and genetic variation.
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