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NuclearDNA(nDNA) MitochondrialDNA(mtDNA)
- Foundinthenucleusofthecell- 3,300,000,000bases(A,T,CandG)- Arrangedinlinearchromosomes- Twocopiesofeachchromosome- Maternallyandpaternallyinherited- Containsapproximately20,000genes- 93%ofthegenomeisnon-codingDNA
- Foundinthemitochondrialmatrix- 16,569bases(A,T,CandG)- ArrangedinacircularchainofDNA- Multiplecopiespresent- Maternallyinherited- Contains37genes- 3%ofthegenomeisnon-codingDNA
Mendelianinheritance Non-Mendelianinheritance
Mother:‘healthy’carrier
Father:‘healthy’carrier
‘healthy’child:1in4chance
‘healthy’carrierchild:
2in4chance
‘diseased’child:1in4chance
- Exampleofanautosomalrecessivedisease
- Diseaseseverityiscorrelatedtoratioofhealthytodiseasedmitochondria
Healthymitochondria
Lowlevelofmutation:healthychild
Intermediatelevelofmutation:milddisease
Highlevelofmutation:severedisease
mothercell
oocytes
DiseasedmitochondriawithmutatedmtDNA
Nucleus
NuclearDNAvmtDNA:principlesofinheritance