mitochondrial DNA

Summary

mitochondrial DNA ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• mitochondrial DNA is a type of extrachromosomal DNA^[2].
• mitochondrial DNA is a type of genome^[3].
• mitochondrial DNA is part of genome^[4].
• mitochondrial DNA is part of mitochondrion^[5].
• mitochondrial DNA is used for genetic genealogy^[6].
• mitochondrial DNA's Commons category is recorded as Mitochondrial DNA^[7].
• mitochondrial DNA comprises deoxyribonucleic acid^[8].
• mitochondrial DNA comprises base pair^[9].
• mitochondrial DNA's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1963^[10].
• mitochondrial DNA's has effect is recorded as MtDNA haplogroup^[11].
• mitochondrial DNA's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mtDNA'}^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include extrachromosomal DNA^[2] and genome^[3].

Use and Application

mitochondrial DNA is used for genetic genealogy^[6]. Components include deoxyribonucleic acid^[8], a structural class of chemical entities^[13] and base pair^[9], an unit of amount^[14]. Part of include genome^[4], a scientific model^[15] and mitochondrion^[5], a cellular component^[16].

Why It Matters

mitochondrial DNA ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]