Study shows mitochondrial DNA can be passed through fathers – what does this mean for genetics?

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 08:00 in Biology & Nature

Some things you learn in school turn out not to be true, for example that there are just five senses or three states of matter. Now cutting-edge research has added to the list by proving the mitochondria (the power sources in our cells) comes from both our parents and not – as biology students are taught – just from our mothers.

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