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Heteroplasmy is when there is more than one type of [[DNA|DNA]] in a [[cell|cell]] (such as mutant pathogenic DNA and wild-type DNA). This occurs in [[mitochondria|mitochondria]] as they have their own [[genome|genome]] and results in varied patterns of [[mitochondrial disease|mitochondrial disease]]<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3809581/</ref> | |||
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Heteroplasmy is when there is more than one type of DNA in a cell (such as mutant pathogenic DNA and wild-type DNA). This occurs in mitochondria as they have their own genome and results in varied patterns of mitochondrial disease[1]