Mitochondrial DNA Is Useful for Tracing Ancestry Because

question 118

Multiple Choice

Mitochondrial DNA is useful for tracing ancestry because:

• A)recombination rarely occurs.
• B)mutations in mitochondrial DNA are rare; mitochondrial DNA has relatively little variation.
• C)mutations in mitochondrial DNA are almost always harmful.
• D)both recombination and mutation in mitochondrial DNA are rare.
• E)both recombination and mutation in mitochondrial DNA are rare, but when mutations do occur, they are almost always harmful.

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