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The discovery of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) had no effect on which area of scientific investigation?
endosymbiotic theory
inheritance research
forensic science
study of cork bark

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study of cork bark

Reason: discovery of mtDNA influenced endosymbiotic theory (evidence mitochondria descend from bacteria), inheritance research (maternal inheritance, population genetics, mutation studies), and forensic science (mtDNA typing for degraded samples). It did not affect the historical/structural study of cork bark (Hooke’s observations of plant cell walls), which is unrelated.