mtdna i

My results came back I4 and I am shocked at how little info is available. Is it really as rare as it appears? Its interesting because my Mother died young, Grandmother died young... I am researching my genetics with intent to learn more about predictive or precision medicine. Perhaps I4's...

MtDNA haplogroup I may improve light absorbtion and sleep & cut risk of schizophrenia I have noticed that haplogroup I (mtDNA) is defined by a rare mutation (T10034C) in tRNA encoding Glycine. This amino acid is a known an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, especially...

Mol Biol Evol (2011) doi: 10.1093/molbev/msr245 The expansion of mtDNA haplogroup L3 within and out of Africa Pedro Soares et al. Although fossil remains show that anatomically modern humans dispersed out of Africa into the Near East ∼100–130 ka, genetic evidence from extant populations...