Linkage disequilibrium and recombination in hominid mitochondrial DNA

Authors
Awadalla, P Eyre-Walker, A Smith, JM
Citation
P. Awadalla et al., Linkage disequilibrium and recombination in hominid mitochondrial DNA, SCIENCE, 286(5449), 1999, pp. 2524-2525
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary
Journal title
SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00368075 → ACNP
Volume
286
Issue
5449
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2524 - 2525
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-8075(199912)286:5449<2524:LDARIH>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The assumption that human mitochondrial DNA is inherited from one parent on ly and therefore does not recombine is questionable, Linkage disequilibrium in human and chimpanzee mitochondrial DNA declines as a function of the di stance between sites, This pattern can be attributed to one mechanism only: recombination.