About The Medical Condition Extrachromosomal Inheritance

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Extrachromosomal Inheritance

Extrachromosomal Inheritance Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Extrachromosomal Inheritance Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Extrachromosomal Inheritance?

Vertical transmission of hereditary characters by DNA from cytoplasmic organelles such as MITOCHONDRIA ; CHLOROPLASTS; and PLASTIDS or from intracellular parasites such as viruses and plasmids. Mitochondrial inheritance is often referred to as maternal inheritance but should be differentiated from maternal inheritance that is transmitted chromosomally.

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