ext_125415 ([identity profile] sara-the-lazy.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] askerian 2011-01-06 02:10 pm (UTC)

Re: 3/3!! :D

Nothing, really. Nuclear DNA trumps mitochondrial DNA in almost everything (except in mitochondrial disorders, of which there aren't that many). What mitochondrial DNA is good for is tracing heritage/evolutionary relationships.

/biology lesson
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