Linkage disequilibrium and recombination in hominid mitochondrial DNA.
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Abstract
The assumption that human mitochondrial DNA is inherited from one parent only and therefore does not recombine is questionable. Linkage disequilibrium in human and chimpanzee mitochondrial DNA declines as a function of the distance between sites. This pattern can be attributed to one mechanism only: recombination.
Medical subject headings
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Hominidae
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Pan troglodytes
- Recombination, Genetic