What they found is that the DNA is related to the mitochondrial genome of Denisovans, extinct relatives of Neandertals who lived primarily in Asia, not Europe.
Source: tatoeba (12152022)
Mitochondrial
//ˌmaɪ.təˈkɑːn.dɹi.əl//
Synonyms for "mitochondrial"
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11 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- mitocondrial adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
Esperanto
2 entries- mitokondria adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
- mitoĥondria adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
Finnish
1 entries- mitokondriaalinen adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
French
1 entries- mitochondrial adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
Hungarian
1 entries- mitokondriális adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
Italian
1 entries- mitocondriale adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
Portuguese
1 entries- mitocondrial adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
Russian
1 entries- митохондриа́льный adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
Spanish
1 entries- mitocondrial adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
Swedish
1 entries- mitokondriell adj (of, or relating to mitochondria)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.
Source: tatoeba (13611195)
Sperm pass on none of their mitochondria during conception, so all mitochondrial information is transferred from generation to generation through mothers alone.
Source: wiktionary
A coenzyme that exists in all living cells, NAD+ plays a central role in the body’s biological processes, such as regulating cellular energy, increasing insulin sensitivity and reversing mitochondrial dysfunction.
Source: wiktionary
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