Maternal Inheritance

Preferred Label : Maternal Inheritance;

MeSH definition : Transmission of genetic characters, qualities, and traits, solely from maternal extra-nuclear elements such as MITOCHONDRIAL DNA or MATERNAL MESSENGER RNA.;

MeSH synonym : Inheritance, Maternal; Inherited Maternally; Maternally, Inherited; Maternally Inherited; Inherited, Maternally; Maternal Effect; Effect, Maternal; Effects, Maternal; Maternal Effects;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal effect;

Details

Origin ID

D000072741;

UMLS CUI

C4277511;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- Maternal Inheritance [MeSH concept]
See also
- Paternal Inheritance [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Genetic Function [UMLS semantic type]

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