Inheriting maternal mtDNA

Beth Levine; Zvulun Elazar

doi:10.1126/science.1215480

Inheriting maternal mtDNA

Beth Levine, Zvulun Elazar

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Sperm mitochondria are destroyed by autophagy at fertilization in C. elegans, explaining the maternal origin of mitochondria in this and perhaps other animals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1069-1070
Number of pages	2
Journal	Science
Volume	334
Issue number	6059
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1215480
State	Published - Nov 25 2011

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