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mitochondrial DNA

DNA located in organelles called mitochondria
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Summary

mitochondrial DNA ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,602 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: extrachromosomal DNA[2], genome[3]
  • Part of: genome[4], mitochondrion[5]
  • Has use: genetic genealogy[6]
  • Commons category: Mitochondrial DNA[7]
  • Has part(s): deoxyribonucleic acid[8], base pair[9]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1963[10]
  • Has effect: MtDNA haplogroup[11]
  • Short name: mtDNA[12]

Why It Matters

mitochondrial DNA has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . nyti.ms. Retrieved . nyti.ms. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1wciWI
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → extrachromosomal DNA, genome
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Short name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mtDNA'}
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 20961, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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