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Mitochondrial DNA homoplasmy
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Correspondence: Jonathan B Weitzman jonathanweitzman@hotmail.com
Genome Biology 2002, 3:spotlight-20020416-01 doi:10.1186/gb-spotlight-20020416-01
Published: 16 April 2002Point mutations in the mitochondrial genome are very common in aged cells and undergo rapid clonal expansion.