Which best describes mitochondrial dna (mtdna)? a. mitochondrial dna is the same as nuclear dna. b. mitochondrial dna is inherited through the father. c. mitochondrial dna can be traced for generations. d. mitochondrial dna requires large amounts for testing.

You are studying a protein that you call protein x. there is an aspartic acid at a key position in protein x which is important in the folding and stabilization of that protein. if this aspartic acid is changed to a different amino acid, which type of amino acid substitutions is most likely to allow the protein to fold normally?