Re: Mitochondrial DNA
GRMorton@aol.com
Mon, 29 May 1995 19:22:48 -0400Gordon Simons wrote:
"I have been told by folks with a lot more knowledge than I possess that
this widely held opinion lacks adequate scientific support (i.e., hard
evidence). My (very limited) understanding is that some experimental
support for this thesis has been found for some mammals (mice?), but not,
as yet, for humans. If this is wrong for humans, then highly tauted
arguments linked to this "fact" are also in error. "
I searched my database and found only one mention by a T.O. participant that
sperm might occasionally carry mitochondria. He gave no documentation for
the claim nor did he claim to be an authority. Does anyone on the reflector
have any information on Gordon's question?
glenn