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Why the Batteries in Your Bodyâs Cells Only Come From Mom and Why It Matters

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In nearly all animals, including humans, that mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from mothers.

In rare cases of humans having mitochondrial DNA from both parents, itâs extremely rare.

In 2016 , Ding Xue , a professor of molecular and developmental microbiology at the University of Colorado Boulder , discovered a complicated process that causes paternal mitochondrial DNA to essentially destroy itself.

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