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This lecture covers extranuclear inheritance, focusing on organelle heredity, maternal effect, and infectious heredity. It explains the endosymbiotic theory, DNA in chloroplasts and mitochondria, mtDNA mutations, and chloroplast DNA variation. The discussion extends to human diseases like MERRF and LHON, the impact of mitochondrial dysfunction on health and aging, and potential prevention strategies for mtDNA disorders.