DNA, Mitochondrial - Classification
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Monday, November 23, 2009

An economical mtDNA SNP assay detecting different mitochondrial haplogroups in identical HVR 1 samples of Caucasian ancestry.

6 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: We had sequenced 329 Caucasian samples in Hypervariable Region 1 (HVR 1) and found that they belong to eleven different mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes. The sample set was further analysed by an mtDNA assay examining 32 single ... Read more...

Contamination and sample mix-up can best explain some patterns of mtDNA instabilities in buccal cells and oral squamous cell carcinoma.

14 Apr 2009 The study of somatic DNA instabilities constitutes a debatable topic because different causes can lead to seeming DNA alteration patterns between different cells or tissues from the same individual. Carcinogenesis or the action of a particular toxic ... Read more...

Is the new primate genus rungwecebus a baboon?

17 Mar 2009 BACKGROUND: In 2005, a new primate species from Tanzania, the kipunji, was described and recognized as a member of the mangabey genus Lophocebus. However, molecular investigations based upon a number of papionins, including a limited sample of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'DNA, Mitochondrial - Classification'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• An economical mtDNA SNP assay detecting different mitochondrial haplogroups in identical HVR 1 samples of Caucasian ancestry. 6 Aug 2009
• Contamination and sample mix-up can best explain some patterns of mtDNA instabilities in buccal cells and oral squamous cell carcinoma. 14 Apr 2009
• Is the new primate genus rungwecebus a baboon? 17 Mar 2009
• Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups J and K are not protective for Parkinson's disease in the Australian community. 28 Jan 2009
• The Etruscan timeline: a recent Anatolian connection. Dec 2008
• Phylogenetic position of the endemic large carpenter bee of the Ogasawara Islands, Xylocopa ogasawarensis (Matsumura, 1912) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), inferred from four genes. 30 Jul 2008
• Frequency and pattern of heteroplasmy in the control region of human mitochondrial DNA. 9 Jul 2008
• No evidence of association between frontotemporal dementia and major European mtDNA haplogroups. 8 Jul 2008
• Admixture and sexual bias in the population settlement of La Réunion Island (Indian Ocean). 29 Apr 2008
• Climate change and postglacial human dispersals in southeast Asia. 19 Mar 2008
• Maternal traces of deep common ancestry and asymmetric gene flow between Pygmy hunter-gatherers and Bantu-speaking farmers. 21 Jan 2008
• [Genetic analyses on the affinities between Tuoba Xianbei and Xiongnu populations] 29 Sep 2007
• Molecular phylogeny of Australian Helicarionidae, Euconulidae and related groups (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Stylommatophora) based on mitochondrial DNA. 12 Sep 2007
• Morphological differentiation of aboriginal human populations from Tierra del Fuego (Patagonia): implications for South American peopling. 30 Jul 2007
• Tracing the genetic history of the Chinese people: mitochondrial DNA analysis of aneolithic population from the Lajia site. 30 Jul 2007
• History of click-speaking populations of Africa inferred from mtDNA and Y chromosome genetic variation. 24 Jul 2007
• A new time-scale for ray-finned fish evolution. 20 Feb 2007
• DNA barcoding in animal species: progress, potential and pitfalls. 30 Jan 2007
• Mitochondrial DNA variation within and among regional populations of longtail macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in relation to other species of the fascicularis group of macaques. 30 Jan 2007
• A bidirectional corridor in the Sahel-Sudan belt and the distinctive features of the Chad Basin populations: a history revealed by the mitochondrial DNA genome. 16 Jan 2007

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Technical information about 'DNA, Mitochondrial'

Definition: Double-stranded DNA of MITOCHONDRIA. In eukaryotes, the mitochondrial GENOME is circular and codes for ribosomal RNAs, transfer RNAs, and about 10 proteins.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D004272

Alternative terms: DNA, Mitochondrial; mtDNA; Mitochondrial DNA;

Related Mesh Headings: Genes, Mitochondrial;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; drug effects; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; ultrastructure; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D13.444.308.283.225;

History Note: 74(73)

Technical Notes: IM; /drug eff /ultrastruct permitted; DF: note short X ref