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All the cells in the body have the same mitochondrial DNA, which is inherited from the maternal side (egg cells have them, sperm cells don’t). (Edit: except fo
by seandougall 8y ago
All the cells in the body have the same mitochondrial DNA, which is inherited from the maternal side (egg cells have them, sperm cells don’t).
(Edit: except for cells that have no mitochondria, of course)
- raverbashing 8y agoYes but do they differentiate across different cell types?
- seandougall 8y agoIANABiologist, but my understanding is that they don’t differentiate; they have too simplistic a structure for that, and rely on the host cells for many of their functions. The main differences seen across cell types is whether they are present or not.
- TomMarius 8y agoMy girlfriend is a biologist. She is saying that all cells that have mitochondrias in a human body have the same mitochondrial DNA.