poop_face_monster t1_iv39hcf wrote on November 4, 2022 at 11:15 PM Reply to comment by byllz in Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA? by nodeciapalabras Do any of these variations [edit: mutations] change the form/fit/function of the mitochondria? It seems to me that any marginal improvement there would yield a pretty significant boost to fitness. (Thank you for fielding Qs. I’m only a moron, but this thread is brilliant.) Permalink Parent 5
poop_face_monster t1_iv39hcf wrote
Reply to comment by byllz in Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA? by nodeciapalabras
Do any of these variations [edit: mutations] change the form/fit/function of the mitochondria?
It seems to me that any marginal improvement there would yield a pretty significant boost to fitness.
(Thank you for fielding Qs. I’m only a moron, but this thread is brilliant.)