Talk:Human mitochondrial genetics

message: It would seem that 10.exp7 years is far too short a time span as this would place it well into differentiation of higher life forms ie mammalian, reptilian, and dinosauran divisions.
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:I agree, surely mitochondria did not just magically pop into existance at that point in time then also-magically appear in all of the eukaryotic life forms. --Miroku Sanna 18:03, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mitochondrial genetics 

message: Who wrote the article on mitochondria genetics?  I'm trying to cite this article as a source, but I'm having troubles.  Please help. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.12.116.200 (talk • contribs) .
:Wikipedia is written by countless individuals with no special credentials. You can refer to Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. JFW | T@lk 20:43, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who are the authors??? 

message: Is the information in the article still safe to use?  Is there any information that I should not use for a report.  Please answer me as soon as possible!!  *<:) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.12.116.200 (talk • contribs) .
:Wikipedia is written by random characters, some very well informed and many less so. Hence, I would recommend you fact-check as many details as possible. There has recently been a high-profile case of a journalist relying on Wikipedia without fact-checking and causing disinformation. See the general disclaimer (below) - we provide information, but half may be wrong and you don't know which half :-) JFW | T@lk 20:43, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. I've only copyedited the first part, and did not get around to slashing this. JFW | T@lk 20:07, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleaning Up 

message: I am assuming that no one here intends to favor the merger suggests in the main page? I hope not. Most search engines seem not to find this, in a search on "mitochondrial DNA", and t'other way 'round, too.  This suggests to me that linking the two articles is better than merging them? --64.105.73.40 16:27, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Not Merging

message: There has been a tag for over two years now urging someone to combine each entry in the "References"-section to corresponding claim in the article, but nothing has happened, and I don't think something will ever happen in this issue. Therefore, I think it's better to remove the list entirely, so that we can start to create a new reference list with wp:in-line citations, because such a list of works is practically worthless without such linking. Mikael Häggström (talk) 21:30, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of works 

message: I moved the following section (in box below) to here because:
*It completely lacks wp:references. If someone would find the corresponding references in the list of works above and create wp:in-line citations, then these claims may be reinserted.
*The article still has several links to Electron transport chain, and a more comprehensive explanation is given there.
Mikael Häggström (talk) 22:13, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Membrane complexes 

message: ====Variation====
Somebody deleted the section that reads:	
 "The rate of mutation in mtDNA is calculated to be about ten times greater than that of nuclear DNA, possibly due to a paucity of DNA repair mechanisms and/or the greater incidence of mutagenic free radicals in mitochondria. This high mutation rate leads to a high variation between mitochondria, not only among different species but even within the same species. It is calculated that if two humans are chosen randomly and their mtDNA is tested, they will have an average of between fifty and seventy different nucleotides. This may not seem like much, but when compared to the total number of nucleotides of a human mitochondrial DNA molecule (16,569), as much as 0.42% of the mtDNA varies between two people."
:I agree that it should be sourced, but is it considered outright vandalism to be removed? Note that they are describing a per base comparison. --RebekahThorn (talk) 18:45, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Variation Section 

message: Somebody deleted the section that reads:	
 "The rate of mutation in mtDNA is calculated to be about ten times greater than that of nuclear DNA, possibly due to a paucity of DNA repair mechanisms and/or the greater incidence of mutagenic free radicals in mitochondria. This high mutation rate leads to a high variation between mitochondria, not only among different species but even within the same species. It is calculated that if two humans are chosen randomly and their mtDNA is tested, they will have an average of between fifty and seventy different nucleotides. This may not seem like much, but when compared to the total number of nucleotides of a human mitochondrial DNA molecule (16,569), as much as 0.42% of the mtDNA varies between two people."
:I agree that it should be sourced, but is it considered outright vandalism to be removed? Note that they are describing a per base comparison. --RebekahThorn (talk) 18:45, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Variation

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message: There are a few things I wanted to know but they're not in the article. Do we know how many different haplotypes exist? If you analyze the mtDNA of some random person, what are the chances that it will be exactly the same as a known mitochondrial genome? How much variation is there in the amino acids of the proteins coded in mtDNA? Apart from mitochondrial "diseases", how much variation is there in the function of mitochondria, due to mtDNA? Are some mtDNA haplotypes better than others, in terms of physical fitness potential for example? If someone can answer some of these questions, I would appreciate it. Eric Kvaalen (talk) 12:41, 10 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: How many types?

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Wanted to bring this to the attention of anyone with more editing experience/more experience with mt genetics. I believe the light vs. heavy chain assignments are flipped? This states that all the ETC proteins are encoded by the L chain except MT-ND6. I believe it's the opposite: MT-ND6 is the only protein encoded by the L chain while the rest are on the H chain. 
Doughpamine (talk) 19:54, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  ETC protein table mistake? 

message: What is the mutation rate of human mtDNA? --95.24.68.60 (talk) 15:10, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mutation rate