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HERENCIA CITOPLASMICA [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The inheritance of traits controlled by genes located on the DNA of cytoplasmic organelles (in humans, mitochondria).

OBS

Being transmitted in the mitochondria of the ooplasm, the extrachromosomal genes are inherited entirely from the mother. It is non-mendelian. The many mitochondria of a cell may not be genetically identical nor are they evenly distributed to daughter cells in cell division.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Mode de transmission de caractères héréditaires par l'intermédiaire de particules cytoplasmiques dotées d'information génétique et capables de réplication autonome.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Transmisión hereditaria controlada por genes citoplásmicos.

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