Phenomena and Processes

Maternal Inheritance

Transmission of genetic characters, qualities, and traits, solely from maternal extra-nuclear elements such as MITOCHONDRIAL DNA or MATERNAL MESSENGER RNA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Transmission of genetic characters, qualities, and traits, solely from maternal extra-nuclear elements such as MITOCHONDRIAL DNA or MATERNAL MESSENGER RNA.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Inherited Maternally
  • Maternal Effect
  • Maternally Inherited
  • Effect, Maternal
  • Effects, Maternal
  • Inheritance, Maternal
  • Inherited, Maternally
  • Maternal Effects
  • Maternally, Inherited

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

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

MeSH Record

History Note

2017

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics (1984-2016)
  • Extrachromosomal Inheritance (1968-2016)
  • Inheritance Patterns (2003-2016)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. G05.420.275.750

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Maternal Inheritance. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072741. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072741
  2. Maternal Inheritance. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67200820