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Extrachromosomal Inheritance MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Tree Number(s)
G05.420.275
Unique ID
D005111
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005111
Scope Note
Vertical transmission of hereditary characters by DNA from cytoplasmic organelles such as MITOCHONDRIA; CHLOROPLASTS; and PLASTIDS, or from PLASMIDS or viral episomal DNA.
Entry Term(s)
Cytoplasmic Inheritance
Extranuclear Inheritance
Previous Indexing
Genetics (1966-1967)
See Also
DNA, Chloroplast
DNA, Mitochondrial
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/07/01
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