Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mitochondrial dna

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: mi-to-chon-dri-al d-na
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The genetic material, typically inherited from one's mother, contained within the mitochondria of each of one's cells.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

mitochondrial DNAs (plural)

Derived Forms

mtDNA mDNA

Frequently Paired Words

nDNA

Questions

What does mitochondrial dna mean?: The genetic material, typically inherited from one's mother, contained within the mitochondria of each of one's cells.

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