part of sperm individualization sperm mitochondrion organization mitochondrial DNA catabolic process spermatid mitochondrial nucleoid elimination https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/30344 GO:7770014 paternal mtDNA elimination spermatid nucleoid degradation biological_process dragon-ai-agent spermatid mitochondrial genome elimination 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.