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  • How do researchers trace mitochondrial DNA over centuries?

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    From Scientific American:  How do researchers trace mitochondrial DNA over centuries? Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is passed from a mother to her children. Fathers cannot pass on their mtDNA, only the extra genetic information on their Y chromosome. Because mtDNA only comes from the mother, it does not change very much, if at all, from generation…