spermatid mitochondrial nucleoid elimination
paternal mtDNA elimination
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spermatid mitochondrial genome elimination
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spermatid nucleoid degradation
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The process in which spermatids lose their mitochondrial nucleoids during spermatid development. This process involves the controlled elimination of mitochondrial DNA-protein complexes while preserving the mitochondrial membranes and and contributes to maternal mitochondrial inheritance patterns by inhibiting paternal transmission.
GO:0032043
mitochondrial DNA catabolic process
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GO:0007291
sperm individualization
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GO:0030382
sperm mitochondrion organization
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