A group of mutations, known as MT-ND1, have been identified in mitochondrial DNA. These mutations are associated with a number o

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A group of mutations, known as MT-ND1, have been identified in mitochondrial DNA. These mutations are associated with a number o

f debilitating diseases stemming
from the production of nonfunctional proteins in the mitochondria

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VMariaS [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-30T00:39:12+03:00

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The human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a double-stranded, circular molecule of 16 569 bp and contains 37 genes coding for two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and 13 polypeptides. The mtDNA-encoded polypeptides are all subunits of enzyme complexes of the oxidative phosphorylation system.

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