《英文msh词典》Inheritance,Mitochondrial
[入口词] Inheritance,Mitochondrial
[主题词] Extrachromosomal Inheritance
[英文释义] 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.