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From: "Bob May" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA-NEWBIE] DNA-NEWBIE Inherited "Stuff"...!
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:47:41 +1000
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Yes your right in that Nelda. At times one tends to see it as a separate
entity, which it is and isn't.
When you have it up lets have the url
bob
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From: "Nelda Percival" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: [DNA-NEWBIE] DNA-NEWBIE Inherited "Stuff"...!


>
> HI Bob,
> Although, about Y-DNA you are correct it is the Sex chromosome, MTDNA IS
> NOT! The Y and X sex chromosomes are found inside the nuculas of the cell.
> MTDNA is found outside the nuculas. One of the only reason it is used to
> identify the female line is because it is passed through the egg at
> conception, it kills off the possibly remaining mtdna that might have been
> left in the sperm..
> It also is a DNA string although, it is a circular string instead of being
> straight.
>
> A male child inherits his mtdna from his mother's egg. mtdna is considered
> the power generator of the cell. Depending on the job of the cell, will
> depend on how much mtdna is within the cell. So a muscle cell will have
> more mtdna then a skin cell. When impregnated, the egg's mtdna looks at
> the remaining mtdna of the sperm as a threat and kills it. The job of
> mtdna of the sperm is to get it to travel to the egg to impregnate it.
>
> I'd give you a URL for a nice set of pictures and write up.. but it seems
> to be off line even thought I thought I had it fixed... I'm going to go
> fix it now...
>
> try: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/lcdna/facts/faq4.htm
> nelda
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