Re: Human Embryonic Stem Cells

From: John Clark (jonkc@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Mon Nov 09 1998 - 22:07:13 MST


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Greg Burch Wrote:

>Won't the mitochodrial DNA be from the donor, then?

Yes but the amount of DNA in mitochondria is tiny compared
to that found in the nucleus.

>Are there potential compatibility problems there?

I don't see how, the immune system figures out what is self
and what is not by looking at proteins on the cell wall and all
the information for them is coded in DNA in the nucleus not
the mitochondria.

John K Clark jonkc@att.net
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