Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a 16.5-kb, circular genome essential for the maintenance of mitochondrial function and is present in multiple copies in most cell types. High sequence divergence and maternal inheritance make mtDNA useful in tracing human lineages. Whether recombination occurs
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