Which one of the following is true about mitochondrial DNA? It exists in the same number of copies in all cells throughout the human body It is present in all cellular life forms Unlike human chromosomes, human mitochondrial DNA is inherited from only one parent It is separate from the chromosomes but resides in the nucleus of cells It encodes all of the hundreds of proteins that function in the mitochondria
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