Phenomena and Processes

Heteroplasmy

The occurrence of more than one organellar GENOME in the organelle population of a cell, tissue, or individual organism. It is due to the accumulation of different mutations that occur within the population of individual organelles of a cell.

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Abstract

The occurrence of more than one organellar GENOME in the organelle population of a cell, tissue, or individual organism. It is due to the accumulation of different mutations that occur within the population of individual organelles of a cell.

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7 entry terms
  • Heteroplasmic Mutation
  • Heteroplasmic Variation
  • Homoplasmy
  • Macroheteroplasmy
  • Microheteroplasmy
  • Heteroplasmic Mutations
  • Heteroplasmic Variations

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2021

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Previous Indexing

  • DNA, Mitochondrial (1983-2020)
  • Genetic Variation (1986-2020)

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  1. G05.365w.461w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Heteroplasmy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000081942. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000081942
  2. Heteroplasmy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteroplasmy
  3. Heteroplasmy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2581905