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Chromosome (24) mtDNA - Lynn Margulis and the mitochondrial DNA (2013x82)

Air date: Dec 23, 2013

EXPLORE THE RI ADVENT CALENDAR: http://rigb.org.uk/advent When we're born we usually inherit our father's surname but we also inherit a rather unique type of DNA from our mothers -- mitochondrial DNA. Aoife McLysaght explains how this special genetic link