Mitochondrial DNA is different from X chromosomes. Mitochondria are always passed down only from the mother (they're only in the egg)
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
X chromosomes are your own DNA in the nucleus of the cell not the mitochondrion, and can come from either parent
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That's not really relevant though bc having more or fewer mitochondria in a given cell isn't programmed by the mitochondrial DNA
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It's a very complex result of the relationship between your own DNA and the mitochondria'
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So there remains no real evidence on where specifically the gene for Force sensitivity is (if there even is one)
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And admittedly this is mostly speculation on George Lucas's now-irrelevant intentions bc nuCanon says "Force is more nurture than nature"
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It bears repeating again that the reason Mitochondrial Eve and Y-Chromosome Adam exist are neither set of DNA is very important
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You inherit one from only your mother and one from only your father
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Which means each one can be traced back to one original mother and one original father
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Which means that barring mutations they're very similar across all extant humans
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Which would be very bad for genetic diversity if they held a lot of information, but they don't
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
The important parts of our DNA are the parts that mix and match through sex
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