Mitochondrial Dna
Small circular DNA molecules located in structures used to provide energy to the cell(mitochondria). Their small size and abundant nature make them particularly useful whenexamining small or much damaged biological material. It can be used to trace maternallineages as it is only inherited from ones mother.
Committee
Interdisciplinary
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update:2015 Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information. ANSI/National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2011.
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