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mitochondrial DNA

mitochondrial DNA noun: the genetic material, typically inherited from one's mother, contained within the mitochondria of each of one's cells.

Noun

mitochondrial DNA (countable and uncountable, plural mitochondrial DNAs)

  1. The genetic material, typically inherited from one's mother, contained within the mitochondria of each of one's cells.

Forms of mitochondrial DNA

pluralmitochondrial DNAs

Words formed from mitochondrial DNA

Questions about mitochondrial DNA

What does mitochondrial DNA mean?
Mitochondrial DNA means the genetic material, typically inherited from one's mother, contained within the mitochondria of each of one's cells.
What part of speech is mitochondrial DNA?
Mitochondrial DNA is a noun.
What is the plural of mitochondrial DNA?
The plural of mitochondrial DNA is mitochondrial DNAs.

Words near mitochondrial DNA in the dictionary

  1. mitobiogenesis
  2. mitobronitol
  3. mitocalcin
  4. mitochondria
  5. mitochondrial
  6. mitochondrial DNA
  7. mitochondrial DNAs
  8. Mitochondrial Eve
  9. Mitochondrial Eves
  10. mitochondrial matrices
  11. mitochondrial matrix

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