| Range |
1,000 to 5,000 Genomes/cell
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| Organism |
Eukaryotes |
| Reference |
Howell N, Chinnery PF, Ghosh SS, Fahy E, Turnbull DM. Transmission of the human mitochondrial genome. Hum Reprod. 2000 Jul15 Suppl 2: 235-45. p.236 left column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID11041529
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| Comments |
A feature of mtDNA genetics is that
there are multiple mtDNA molecules per cell.
The numbers vary considerably, but mononuclear
somatic cells typically contain on the
order of 1,000-5,000 copies, whereas there are
~100,000 or more mtDNA molecules in the
mature oocyte (R.P.S.Jansen, personal communication). |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
107620 |