joexjoe
joexjoe t1_iv0s1o2 wrote
Reply to comment by scottish_beekeeper in Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA? by nodeciapalabras
To add.. The egg has mitochondria thus mdna inside. The sperm has it only in its tail. 99.9% of the time just the head gets inside the egg during fertilzation thus no paternal mdna is passed on.
joexjoe t1_iv2ylr0 wrote
Reply to comment by LeftToaster in Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA? by nodeciapalabras
Wow thanks. I am already out of date, I learned that in genetics in college!