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Human evolution and the mitochondrial genome
1Pennsylvania State University, Department of Anthropology, University Park 16802, USA.
Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
The use of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) continues to dominate studies of human genetic variation and evolution. Recent work has re-affirmed the strict maternal inheritance of mtDNA, yielded new insights into the extent and nature of intra-individual variation, supported a recent African origin of human mtDNA, and amply demonstrated the utility of mtDNA in tracing population history and in analyses of ancient remains.